Introduction
What are Ecozones?
Name: _______________________________
1. (a) From the map on page 100-101, in what ecozone do we live here in the
Northeastern Avalon?
(b) Read pages 102-105 on your own
(c) Write the definition of ecozone and biodiversity
(d) Think of all the things that make our ecozone flourish (landforms, waterforms,
climate, soil, human infrastructure, vegetation and wildlife). Outline the benefits
and challenges of living in this ecozone.
benefits of living in our ecozone
challenges of living in our ecozone
Questions for homework
P105 Activate your learning #1, 3, 4, 5 in your notebooks
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2. Read the section indicated and fill in the blanks with the important terminology or
concept.
Where we live, p. 106
Why is the term ______________ used to describe geographic regions? Eco comes
from the word oikos meaning “________________” or “________________”. So the
word _________________ indicates the natural environment that is the
_______________, or home of distinct communities of _______________ and
______________. That includes the natural environment-our home.
__________________ is the study of interaction of living things (________________)
with one another and with non-living (________________) parts of the environment.
Abiotic elements of the environment include the _____ ____________ from the sun
and the _________________ that make up the landforms. Ecologists tend to focus on
the structure of ________________________ and how individual species of plants and
animals are ____________________________. Both geographers and ecologists study
ecosystems and ecozone regions. Read the word power on bottom of page 106. A
_______________ ecozone is a land region which a ____________ ecozone is an ocean
one.
Drawing the line-Ecozone boundaries, p. 108
How do we decide to draw the ___________________ of each ecozone, that is separate
one region from another? The process begins by collecting ______________ from
university students, geographers, and other scientists working
“______________________________”. This data is combined with information
collected from _______________ photos and _____________________ images. If you
were working in the field collecting data about your _____________, your certainly
would ____________ see any __________________ __________. You would notice,
however, gradual changes in the combination of _________________,
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_____________________, and _________________ from one place to another.
Boundary lines actually mark the location of a _______________ ________________,
where the characteristics of one ecozone gradually blend into the those in the next.
Marine Ecozones, p. 108
The main focus of our study of Canada’s geography is __________________ ecozones.
However, ____________ ecozones are just as big in size and just as
__________________ in _________________. Marine ecozones are very fragile
environmentally. They are easily disturbed by ___________________,
______________________, _________________, and changing ___________
____________ due to ___________________________.
Exploring Canada’s Distinct Ecozones, p. 108
Ecozones are a useful way for you to gain a better ___________________ of your
___________________. They help you learn more about the __________________
and ________________ of the natural environment in which you live. A key challenge
facing Canadians in your lifetime will be how to __________________ ecozones on
which we all ________________________. You could spend a lifetime out in the field
learning about just one ecozone and still have more to discover. The chart in figure 3.7
gives you a quick overview of the four ecozones that are the focus of this unit.
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3. Refer to page 109 figure 3.7, and put the words in the correct category (4 for each)
Boreal Shield
Mixedwood plains
Prairie
Montane Cordillera
Amazon of the north
intact wilderness
biggest cities in Canada
most mountainous ecozone
biggest ecozone
most physically diverse
Canada’s breadbasket
Niagara escarpment/Falls
continental position
rain shadows
convectional precipitation
smallest ecozone
flattest ecozone
wild west country
industrial heartland
wildlife
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