Canadian Geography 1202
Ecozones Review
Name: ______________
For each question chose the ecozone which matches. Use the same
list of answers over again
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Montane cordillera
Boreal Shield
Southern Arctic
Mixedwood plains
Prairie
1. This is the smallest ecozone.
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2. The Inuit make up 80% of the population of this ecozone.
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3. The windward side of mountains in this ecozone receives the
most rainfall.
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4. 90% of the landscape of this ecozone is used for agriculture ___
5. About 4 million people live in this ecozone.
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6. Close to 1 million caribou migrate south each year in this
ecozone.
7. Bison were once plentiful in this ecozone.
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8. This ecozone has the highest population of all the ecozones. ___
9. This ecozone lies mostly in B.C with 10% in Alberta.
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10. This ecozone is called the Amazon of the North.
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11. An abnormally large number of animals have disappeared from
this ecozone.
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12. More than half the top quality agriculture in Canada is in this
ecozone.
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13. The number of species found in this ecozone drops the further
north you go.
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14. Farming has the biggest impact on animal species, soils and
water in this ecozone.
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15. This ecozone receives Orographic precipitation.
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16. The Mountain Pine Beetle is threatening this ecozone.
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17. This ecozone has permanently frozen ground, permafrost.
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18. 230 different species of birds live in this ecozone.
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19. This ecozone is often referred to as the Industrial Heartland.___
20. From above, the land of this ecozone appears flat.
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21. There are less than 10 000 people in this ecozone.
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22. Natural vegetation in this ecozone varies depending upon the
location in the mountains or in valleys.
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23. 90% of Ontario’s population live in this ecozone.
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24. Global warming is having a very negative effect on this
ecozone.
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25. There are more than 100 people per square kilometer in this
ecozone.
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26. We live in this ecozone.
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27. Logging is a huge industry in this ecozone.
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28. People breathe in smog in this ecozone.
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29. Cities in this ecozone have a continental climate.
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30. Since so many people live in this ecozone, much of the natural
vegetation is gone.
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31. This ecozone has a forest resource worth $40 billion a year ___
32. This ecozone has rich chernozem soils.
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33. This ecozone has the least amount of natural vegetation and
wildlife.
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34. Cattle ranching takes place in the interior plateaus of this
ecozone.
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35. Shipping and transportation is made easy in this ecozone due to
the Great Lakes.
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