optional geography Flashcards

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Northern Arctic

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a dry cold, tre eless biome in the far north.

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Boreal Plains

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very large flat land with moist cold climate with few trees.

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Boreal Shield

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Canada’s largest ecozone, with vast forests, lakes, and rocky terrain. It has a long cold winters and short summers.

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Pacific Maritime

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a coastal ecozone in western Canada with a mild, wet climate, dense temperate rainforests, and rich marine life.

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Montane Cordillera

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a tall mountainous ecozone with interior valleys in western Canada with cold winters.

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Prairie

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a large, flat grassland with few trees, found in North America, featuring fertile soil and a dry climate.

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what is a Plains, cordillera, maritime,
Artic, taiga, Boreal, montane, shield

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a large flat area
a system of parallel mountains
relates to the ocean
areas near the north hemisphere
swampy pine forests near the subarctic
similar to taiga but more dense and more biodiverse
relating to the mountainous areas

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Mixedwood Plains

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Gentle hills, flat plains, some rain, warm summers, cool winters

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