Worksheet–Canada's Ecozones
Using the ecozone web links with maps and information answer the following questions on Canada's Ecozones.
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What ecozone is the furthest north? _____________________________
What ecozone is the furthest east? _____________________________
What ecozone is the furthest west? _____________________________
What ecozone is the furthest south? _____________________________
Identify what ecozone the following capitals are located in by completing the following organizer:
Capital
Province/Territory
Iqaluit
Manitoba
British Columbia
St. John's
Prince Edward Island
Yukon Territory
Yellowknife
Ecozone
Saskatchewan
Fredericton
6. Name each province or territory that is found in the following ecozones:
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Pacific Maritime _______________________________
Boreal Plain ___________________________________
Mixed Wood Plains ______________________________
Taiga Cordillera _______________________________
7. Find the ecozone(s) that best match the following description:
1. Most populated (2 of them) _____________________ __________________________
2. Least populated (1) __________________________
3. Mining is an important activity (3) _____________________________
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4. Hunting and trapping is an important activity (6) _________________
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5. Contain mountains (5) ________________________ _______________________
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6. Largest in area (1) __________________________
7. Smallest in area (1) _________________________
8. Lowest GDP (1) _______________________________
Why do you think this ecozone has the lowest GDP of all ecozones?
9. How many ecozones contain permafrost? ____________________
10. How many ecozones contain plains? ________________________
8. For each of the following ecozones, identify its major cities:
Ecozone
Major Cities
Hudson Plains
Montane
Cordillera
Prairie
Southern Arctic
Atlantic
Maritime
9. Which lightly populated ecozone would you like to a) live in and b) visit? In paragraph form, give reasons for
each choice.