Lecture 2 - Physical Geography of Canada Flashcards
1
Q
How many km from Whitehorse to Windsor?
A
5072km
2
Q
Where is the meridian?
A
Greenwich
3
Q
What are the physiographic regions of Canada
A
Cordillera, interior plains, Canadian Shield, Hudson Bay lowlands
4
Q
How many years ago was Canada covered in ice?
A
15000
5
Q
What did the glacier melt do?
A
left land formation
6
Q
What are depositional features of continental glaciation
A
- Drumlins - elongate asymmetrical hills of till sculpted by glacial flow of ice
- Eskers: Ridges of gravel deposited by streams of water flowing under a glacier
- Kames- conical hills of sand or gravel deposited on or adjacent to glacial ice
- Kettles - ponds or depressions left by melting masses of glacial ice
7
Q
What is climate?
A
Long term trends
8
Q
What is weather?
A
show time period
9
Q
West coast weather is?
A
cold and wet
10
Q
Interior weather is?
A
hot and dry
11
Q
Why does it rain a lot in BC?
A
Orographic lifting
12
Q
What are the types of precipitation?
A
- Convectional - quick precipitation
- Orographic - long precipitation
- Frontal - Warm air over cold air, common in Atlantic regions
13
Q
What are the different natural vegetation zones?
A
Coastal rainforest Montane forest Grassland Parkland Tundra Boreal Transition Tundra - very cold, dry, sparse vegetation Boreal Forest Mixed Forest - mix of boreal and broadleaf Broadleaf Forest
14
Q
What is unique about BC climates?
A
it has many micro climates
15
Q
What are Canada’s major drainage basins?
A
Pacific Basin Atlantic Basin Arctic Basin Hudson Bay Basin Gulf of Mexico Basin
