...2016 7 Landforms Regions of Canada The movements of the Earth’s plates have altered the land we live on and therefore altering our way of life. Because Canada is in a temperate climate the four seasons change the already vast set of landscapes each year making them change even more. In Canada we have several different landform regions full of different species, habitats and minerals all unique to their own region. Along with each region, different properties are present giving each a different climate and changing the lives’ of the people who live there. The first of several covers a good half of the country. The Canadian Shield covers most of Nunavut, Quebec, Ontario, Labrador, Manitoba, as well as a large part of Saskatchewan and smaller parts of Alberta and the North West Territories. The Canadian Shield is a relatively flat landscape with rounded hills of metamorphic rock. This region is rich in minerals and is often used as a mining area for many of the provinces. It is a bad area in Canada for farming because the soil is too thin. It is mainly covered in Boreal Forest in the south and Tundra in the north. The Western Cordillera rests along the western edge of Canada, covering most of Yukon Territory and British Columbia as well as western Alberta. Consists of high, sharp-peaked mountains separated by plateaus and valleys, running North to South. Created by the North American and Pacific...
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...2016 7 Landforms Regions of Canada The movements of the Earth’s plates have altered the land we live on and therefore altering our way of life. Because Canada is in a temperate climate the four seasons change the already vast set of landscapes each year making them change even more. In Canada we have several different landform regions full of different species, habitats and minerals all unique to their own region. Along with each region, different properties are present giving each a different climate and changing the lives’ of the people who live there. The first of several covers a good half of the country. The Canadian Shield covers most of Nunavut, Quebec, Ontario, Labrador, Manitoba, as well as a large part of Saskatchewan and smaller parts of Alberta and the North West Territories. The Canadian Shield is a relatively flat landscape with rounded hills of metamorphic rock. This region is rich in minerals and is often used as a mining area for many of the provinces. It is a bad area in Canada for farming because the soil is too thin. It is mainly covered in Boreal Forest in the south and Tundra in the north. The Western Cordillera rests along the western edge of Canada, covering most of Yukon Territory and British Columbia as well as western Alberta. Consists of high, sharp-peaked mountains separated by plateaus and valleys, running North to South. Created by the North American and Pacific...
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...Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion: Regulatory Requirements and Technical Analysis Student Name University Name Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 5 2.0 Shipping 5 2.1 Spills risk 6 2.2 Spills response 7 2.3 Spills recovery 8 3.0 Pipeline safety and integrity 9 3.1 Risk analysis 10 3.2 Spill preparedness and response 10 4.0 Greenhouse gas emissions 11 4.1 Implications of pipeline expansion 12 4.2 Alternatives and its effects 13 5.0 Conclusion 13 Abstract There is high rate of increase in the world’s demand for energy to run its various development projects. However, the most popular source of the needed energy is oil and petroleum products. To respond to this dire need for energy, Trans Mountain company under the Kinder Morgan Canada has presented a request for approval of its multi-billion dollar expansion. However, their proposal report for approval has drawn mixed reactions from first nations, municipal governments, British Columbia residents and various environmental organizations. A lot of environmental issues have topped the list of the project’s safety complications. Some of these groups have vowed never to support the expansion project citing various loopholes. Kinder Morgan Canada’s oil spills risk assessment both on pipelines and shipping vessels is elaborate. It has considered every concern of various partied and has tried to adjust to the NEB requirements. The NEB has scheduled public hearing on this project for 2015. As the company...
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...The regional geography of Canada is partitioned into sections that make the country’s landscape unique. These include the Cordillera, pacific coast, prairies, Canadian shield, Appalachian region, and the arctic, among others. The arctic is identified as the fiercest and the most majestic locations, in all of Canada. Recent advancement in infrastructure has increased the accessibility of the region, which was difficult during the early years. Health services, electricity, transport and business premises are now easily accessed by all the people living in the area. The presence of ice in this region adds up to the beauty of the entire country, and for many years, the domestic settings of the country has been known pose a threat to health of individuals....
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...A Canada House Hockey: Hockey is important to our society because hockey is a sport that many Canadians are very passionate about and it gives our country and culture an identity. Trans Canada Highway: The Trans Canada Highway is very important to Canada because in a way, that one high connects the entire country. Marks Work Warehouse: Marks work warehouse is a Canadian company that everyone should be really proud of. It provides comfortable, affordable clothing that was made on our own soil. La Senza: La Senza is important to Canada because it provides bras and underwear for women all across the country. It’s amazing to think a clothing line as big as La Senza, is Canadian. Roots: Roots is very important to Canada. Pretty much every teenager has at least one pair of roots sweatpants, because of how comfortable they are, and affordable. Mountains: Mountains are a very important attribute to Canada. When people think of Canada, they think of cold, snow, mountains. They give us our heritage. Canadian Railway: The Canadian railway is very important to Canada because it is in a way, a train that connects the entire country from East to West. Moose: On a commercial basis Moose are good for having tourists come look at and for hunters to kill. On a higher level Moose are a magnificent animal that are gratifying to have around. Canadian Flag: The flag is the symbol of the nation's unity, for it, beyond any doubt, represents all the citizens of Canada without distinction...
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...would be the Northern Hemisphere and almost within the Western Hemisphere. North America is made up of United States and Canada. An absolute location in the United States would be New York. Alaska is also in the upper Northern part of North America above Canada. While Canada has much cooler weather, The Unites States Varies in climate from the West Coast to the Northeast and North South. Place: North America has a vast amount of diversity in it's landforms. From Mountains to Beautiful beaches North America has a little bit of everything. Starting in the Rocky Mountains one of North Americas longest mountain range in the Western side, stretching all the way to Canada. Moving to the Southeast of the United States where we have plenty of Ocean with some of the most recognized beaches like Miami Beach in Florida and Cape May, New Jersey. In the Northern Side of North America there's also Alaska with it's beautiful views as for example Denali National Park. Interaction/Movement: In North America there's many Immigrants from other countries so there is an abundance of cultures around, as well as languages that are spoken throughout. English and Spanish are very common throughout the United States. Most of the Hispanic culture resides in the west side of the United States. In Canada the two languages that are spoken all over would be English and French. Canada was colonized by the french, which is a reason to why they speak French. Latin America: Location: Latin...
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...Canada Canada is often referred to as the "land of opportunity" a society where new ideas are made everyday and where people don't rely on there family's background to survive. Canada is also known for its beautiful lakes and mountains. Canada also has a large population of caribou, deer, and moose. Canada covers most of the North American continent. The second largest country in the world is Canada. (infoplease.com) (Wylie) Canada is known for it's large forests and beautiful waterfalls. The Great Lakes are the most famous lakes in Canada. There is also great bear lake one of the most largest and pristine lakes in the world. The St. Lawrence plain covers most of southern Quebec and Ontario. They are separated by a forested plateau rising from lakes superior and Huron. (Wylie) Westward toward the pacific most of British Columbia, the Yukon, and part of western Alberta are covered by parallel mountain ranges. The west coast of the forest Callaway 2 range has a lot of fjords and channels. The two main river systems in Canada are the Mackenzie and the St. Lawrence. The worlds most northerly sand dunes are in Athabasca Provincial park in northwest Saskatchewan. (Wylie) (McAdam) Canada has more lakes than any other country combined. 2.4 million caribou live in Canada. Thirty one percent of Canada is taken up by forests. The longest coastline in the world is located in Canada. Twenty percent of the worlds freshwater is in Canada. The biggest tides in the world...
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...Geography Exam Review: 1. A mental map is a map you remember in your head. Some uses of mental maps are mall maps, map to get home, and maps of your homes. 2. The ten provinces are British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, P.E.I, Newfound, Labrador, and Manitoba. The three territories are Yukon, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories. 3. The four ways to compare countries are population, wealth, size, and language. This is important to geographers because they can compare countries and to know there attractions. 4. Population density is the amount of people within 1 km2. If Canada's population is 31000000 and the area is 9922000 km2, the population density would be 3.12 people per 2 km2.(divide population by area) 5. The six main features of a map is the legend, borders, directions, colours, title, and date. Three types of maps are mental map, road maps, and mine maps. The three main map projections are Polar, Mercator, and Equal area. Mercator has a rectangular outline, good direction, and good shape. Equal area has an oval area, good size, and shows the whole earth. Polar has latitude lines are circle, circular outline, and shows part of the hemisphere. 6. The four coordinate directions are North, South, East, and West. The ordinal directions area Northeast,Southeast, Southwest, Northwest. 7. The three different types of grid systems are military, longitude and latitude, and alphanumeric. Latitude and longitude grids are used to...
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...Nicobar Islands, and lies about 135 km (84 mi) northeast of the territory's capital, Port Blair. The first recorded eruption of the volcano dates back to 1787. Since then, the volcano has erupted more than ten times, with the most recent one which started in September 2010 and continued through January 2011. The Black Tusk The Black Tusk is a stratovolcano and a pinnacle of volcanic rock in Garibaldi Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada. At 2,319 m (7,608 ft) above sea level,[3] the upper spire is visible from a great distance in all directions. It is particularly noticeable from the Sea-to-Sky Highway just south of Whistler, British Columbia. Distinctive and immediately identifiable, The Black Tusk is among the best known mountains in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains. The volcano is part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt which is a segment of the Canadian Cascade Arc, but it is not within the geographic boundary of the Cascade Range. Blackfoot diatreme The Blackfoot diatreme is a diatreme in southeastern British Columbia, Canada,...
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...Alaska Brand Audit Brand Inventory History Alaska has been a unique brand for many years. Originally known as Russian America because it was owned by Russia, the origin of the name Alaska is a misconception from the first Russian explorers to venture into Alaskan waters (the original Aleut word "alaxsxaq" literally meaning "object toward which the action of the sea is directed"[Alaska]). When the United States bought Alaska, even though the price was only two cents an acre, it was known for many years as “Seward’s Folly” or “Seward’s Icebox”, after William Seward, the Secretary of State who was primarily responsible for pushing the purchase from Russia through Congress. In the early days Alaska’s brand image was mostly negative. It was known as the “Frozen North”, the “land of ice and snow”, the “land without summer”. Many of these images are from the stories and poetry of Robert Service, Jack London and their contemporaries. A good example of this writing is the poem “Cremation of Sam McGee”— see appendix II, (Service). All these extreme brand images dominated perceptions of Alaska prior to the discovery of gold in the Klondike in the late 1800s. After gold was discovered these negative perceptions were softened somewhat, though they remained rather negative—in large part due to the difficulty of living in the far north. Our Brand Survey We did a brand audit of Alaska to see how well Alaska has worked past these harsh criticisms. To accomplish this we surveyed...
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...The movie, “The Iron Road,” definitely provides viewers with a good understanding on why Chinese workers came to Canada and the challenges they faced when they arrived. The film begins with Little Tiger, a girl who lost both of her parents. Little Tiger mentions that her father went to go to work in gold mountain. Dressed as a boy so she can work and find a better living for herself, the movie follows Little Tiger as she ventures to gold mountain to try to find her missing father. China was a As James Nichol tries to hire people in China, it shows many of the reasons on why Chinese workers wanted to come to Canada. Throughout the movie, you can see Little Tiger encounter major conflict with one of the gangs in China. There were several gangs...
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...of the classroom. He asks the students to open their books to a certain page number. The lesson is entitled ‘Looking at a map’. As the students are called on one by one, they read a sentence from a reading passage at the beginning of the lesson. The teacher points to the part of the map the sentence describes after each has read his sentence. The passage begins: We are looking at the map of the United States. Canada is the country to the north of the United States, and Mexico is the country to the south of the United States. Between Canada and the United States are the Great Lakes. Between Mexico and the United States is the Rio Grande River. On the East Coast is the Atlantic Ocean, and on the West Coast is the Pacific Ocean. In the East is a mountain range called the Appalachian Mountains. In the West are the Rocky Mountains. After the students finish reading the passage, they are asked if they have any questions. A student asks what a mountain range is. The teacher turns to the blackboard and draws a series of inverted cones to illustrate a mountain range. The student nods and says, ‘I understand’. Another student asks what ‘between’ means. The teacher replies, ‘You are sitting between Maria and Giovanni. Paolo is sitting between Gabriella and Cettina. Now do you understand the meaning of ‘between’?’ The student answers, ‘Yes, I understand.’ After all of the questions have been answered, the teacher asks some of his own. ‘Class, are we looking at a map of Italy...
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...The Five Geographic Elements of Canada The name “Canada” is derived from the First Nation’s word “Kanata” meaning land or village (-Wikipedia Name of Canada). Canada is colossal, it is the second largest country on earth and the most substantial in North America (-World Atlas). This vast, frigid northern country has a population of 34,834,841 people. Canada has been independently governed since 1867. The Canadian flag is white with a large red maple leaf in the center. The capital city of Canada is Ottawa, which contains 1.208 million citizens. Together Canada and Alaska make up the upper portion of North America. The primary languages in Canada are English and French. (- CIA World Factbook) Geography accounts for a sizable section of Canada’s...
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...The second largest country in the world, Canada has no shortage of beautiful landscapes and unique sites for travelers to explore. From coast to coast to coast, the country is home to vibrant and culturally rich cities, along with incredible natural wonders. In Western Canada, the Rocky Mountains and cities of Vancouver, Victoria, and Calgary dominate most itineraries. In Central Canada, Niagara Falls, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec City, are some of the most popular possibilities. Awe-inspiring scenery, vibrant cities and a welcoming atmosphere all make Canada a popular tourist destination. As the largest country in North America, Canada is a vast land encompassing majestic mountains, spectacular coastlines, virgin forests, spacious prairies and Arctic tundra. Public transit is a great way for visitors to get around Toronto. It's an easy, safe, and quick way to get around; in many cases it'll also save you a lot of money compared to renting a car and paying for expensive downtown parking. You pay a single fare for each one-way trip. The same fare covers subways, streetcars, and buses within the City of Toronto. There are no fare "zones" to worry about. You can transfer between routes for free as needed to reach your destination, but you'll need to pay a new fare for the return trip, or if you make a stopover (e.g. to shop, eat, or explore an area). Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)The TTC provides subway, streetcar, and bus service within the City of Toronto...
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...Running head: Mountain Belt Formation Differences between the Himalayas and Appalachian Mountain Ranges Roberto Fernandez Axia College I chose to write my narrative about the two most different and popular mountain ranges in the world. The Himalayas are located in Asia and are know for some of the highest peaks in the world, some of which are K2 and Mt. Everest. I chose the Himalayas for the popularity and of course, it has the highest peak in the world. The Appalachians are located in North America. I chose the Appalachians because I have lived in New York and New Jersey my whole life and I felt I had to pay homage to them. The Himalayas span over six countries in the Asian continent. India, Tibet, Afghanistan, Nepal, China and Pakistan all have the Himalayas as a permanent resident. These mountains are responsible for three of the planets foremost rivers which are the Ganga-Brahmaputra, Yangtze and Indus. Over a billion inhabitants depend on the flowing waters from these rivers. One of the newest mountain belts on the planet are the Himalayas. Based on the premise of plate tectonics the Himalayas were formed over 70 million years ago during the Upper Cretaceous period. They are the effect of orogeny (continental collision) down the convergent boundary amid the Eurasion and Indo-Australian plates. Currently the Indo-Australian plate is at constant motion traveling over 65 mm/year, about the subsequent...
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