Geography Makes A Difference
Geography of Canada
Fun Facts!
- Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world
- There are about 30,000 islands in Canada
- Canada has the most lakes and inland waters than any other country on the planet.
- There are more than 500 lakes in Canada.
- Canada has the longest coastline on Earth.
- 5% of Canada's land is arable.
- There are 8 landforms in Canada:
1) Western Cordillera Region
2) Interior Plains
3) Canadian Shield
4) Hudson Bay Lowlands
5) Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
6) Appalachian Region
7) Arctic Lowlands
8) Innuitian Mountains
- Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world
- There are about 30,000 islands in Canada
- Canada has the most lakes and inland waters than any other country on the planet.
- There are more than 500 lakes in Canada.
- Canada has the longest coastline on Earth.
- 5% of Canada's land is arable.
- There are 8 landforms in Canada:
1) Western Cordillera Region
2) Interior Plains
3) Canadian Shield
4) Hudson Bay Lowlands
5) Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
6) Appalachian Region
7) Arctic Lowlands
8) Innuitian Mountains
Landforms of Canada:
1) Western Cordillera Region
This area is along the western side of Canada covering almost all of British Columbia and Yukon Territory. It consists of high peaked mountains which are separated by valleys. There are few people living in the area. This makes living difficult because travelling would be hard to do.
2) Interior Plains
The Interior Plains goes from the middle of Canada, from North to South, taking over most of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and some of the Northwest Territories, and Manitoba. This area is flat with fertilized soil. It also has cold winters and hot summers like Toronto. Most of the southern part of the Plains has no trees, but has herbs and grasses. The area is used for farming wheat and cattle. It is hard to live in this area because there are few trees, and it is flat.
3) Canadian Shield
The Canadian Shield takes up most of Canada. it covers most of Nunavut, Quebec, Labrador, Ontario, Manitoba, and a great portion of Saskatchewan. It is flat with hills of rock, also known as the roots of ancient mountains. It also has many small lakes. Many mammals such as moose and caribou live there too. Farming can not be done because the soil there is too thin., Overall the Canadian Shield has waterfalls, lakes, rocked hills, and forests. This makes living difficult because there is barely any way to farm for food, and so the resources will be low.
4) Hudson Bay Lowlands
This area is around the southern shore of the Hudson Bay and James Bay. Most of the land is covered with rocks and low, flat areas which are covered with fens and lakes, streams, and ponds. This area is also very famous for it's animals such as geese, swans, phalaropes, polar bears, and birds. it is hard to live in this area because most of the land is occupied by bodies of water and rocks. Also, the animals make it hard to live there as well.
5) Great Lakes-St.Lawrence Lowlands
These lowlands cover the south of the Canadian Shield in Quebec and Ontario. The lowlands are filled with flat plains, small hills, and deep river valleys. Heavy farming is done in this area. Half of Canada's population lives here while 70% of Canada's manufacturing industries is located in the Lowlands. There is also a great climate in this area. This area is not so difficult to live in, but the hills and river valleys may make it difficult to live in.
6) Appalachian Region
This region covers a bit of southern Quebec and most of the Maritime provinces. It is filled with many mountains, hills, and deciduous trees. The animals that live here are squirrels, rabbits, deers, etc. The Appalachian region provides long ocean bays and deep harbours. It is difficult to live in this area because most of it is filled with hills, mountains, and rocks.
7) Arctic Lowlands
These are the islands located in Northern Canada. The weather in the Lowlands is basically short sunny Summers, and cold, freezing Winters. In the Summer, it is bright all day but in the Winter it is dark all day. The ground is mostly made of permafrost, a layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year. This makes construction dangerous and difficult, and agriculture nearly impossible. This makes living difficult because people can't live on ground that is made up of permafrost. Also, it would be very hard to work yourself through the Winters if it's going to be dark all day. Construction is needed to create homes, building, etc, but if construction is not possible, living there would be impossible too. Lastly if agriculture is impossible, getting food and resources would be the same especially because it would be hard to ship anything to the Arctic Lowlands because of it's weather, and because of the fact that it is an island.
8) Innuitian Mountains
The Innuitian Mountains are located in Canada's Arctic Territories of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. The mountains in this area are above the tree line therefore causing no vegetation to occur. This area is also unexplored because of its inhospitable climate. This area is difficult to live in because it is filled with mountains, preventing vegetation for food. The climate is also something difficult to live in, and so living there wouldn't be the best place to be.
These landforms have factors which make it difficult to live in them. Examples of these are travelling becoming an obstacle, few vegetation and trees, low resource availability, the amount of land available to live on, hills, mountains, and the climate of the region. All of these affect what you can receive, and it may not allow you to have all of your basic needs. Basic needs are essential for survival, and if you are not supplied, you won't survive for too long. A country's quality of life includes how easy it is to receive your basic needs, how long you can survive for, it's climate, etc. It's basically about the general quality of life you can receive from living there. The landforms listed above don't leave you with all of the great things you need for survival such as all of the things we have here in Toronto.
Natural Disasters:
The top 10 deadliest natural disasters of Canada are the following:
1) Newfoundland Hurricane of 1775 (the deadliest)
This disaster was a large storm which caused the sea level to rise by 10 meters. About 200 fishing boats along with others were lost, which came to a total of 4000 lives lost.
2) Tseax Cone Eruption
This was a volcano eruption which occurred between 1750-1775. People of the Nisga'a told others that the eruption destroyed 2 Nisga'a villages. Approximately 2000 Nisga'a people died because of the volcanic gases and poisonous smoke from the erupted volcano.
3) Great Labrador Gale of 1885
The storm took 300 sailors' lives on October 1885. The wind speed went up to 55-63 MPH (miles per hour).
4) Great lakes storm of 1913
This was a blizzard with hurricane force winds attacked at the great lakes for 4 days. It killed over 250 people, destroyed 19 ships, and left other ships stranded. The wind went up to 145km/hour, and caused waves over 11 meters high (36 feet).
5) Nova Scotia Hurricane of 1873
The storm occurred in August and destroyed 1200 ships, 900 buildings, and killing over 223 people.
6) Matheson Fire
This fire occurred in July 1916 in Ontario. The fire burned over 2000 square kilometers, and destroyed many towns. 223 died in this catastrophe.
7) Miramichi Fire
This fire was a massive forest fire which occurred in October 1825 and destroyed Northern New Brunswick. 16,000 square kilometers were burned in less than 8 hours. Unfortunately, 160 people died because of the fire.
8) Hurrican Hazel
This storm hit Haiti, The United States of America, and then spread to Toronto, Ontario. This happened on October 15, 1954. The storm washed away over 50 bridges and killed about 80 people in Toronto.
9) Great Porcupine Fire
This fire struck Timmins, Ontario in July, 1911. The fire consisted of flames that shot up over 30 meters into the air. The death toll for this fire is said to be 73 people.
10) Frank Slide (least deadliest)
This was avalanche which occurred in Alberta on April,29,1930. That morning, 82 million tons of limestone (rock) fell off of Turtle Mountain in 90 seconds. Approximately 70-90 people died off of this disaster.
These disasters did have an impact on the country. They all damaged and destroyed homes, villages, buildings, etc. All of them also lost many lives, and ruined the area which the disaster occurred in. With all of this damage, there would have been a low amount of resources, before the area of the country recovered. Low resources affects the quality of life. Supply of water, food and electricity would have been lost as well. Therefore, these natural disasters did have an impact on Canada's quality of life.
So, as you can see, Canada has been through a lot, and is different from what most of us think. We think that it is a perfect country to live in, but the landforms of Canada make it difficult to live in. If you were to live in those harsh conditions, you wouldn't have the best quality of life. That is why most of the population in Canada, lives in Ontario. Ontario is the most ideal area to live in Canada since the resources are much more accessible than in other provinces. The greater resources, the better quality of life. This gives you the highest quality of life in Canada therefore, is greatly populated than other areas. Even if Canada is somewhere it is difficult to live in at times, it is still is a great country with a high quality of life.
1) Western Cordillera Region
This area is along the western side of Canada covering almost all of British Columbia and Yukon Territory. It consists of high peaked mountains which are separated by valleys. There are few people living in the area. This makes living difficult because travelling would be hard to do.
2) Interior Plains
The Interior Plains goes from the middle of Canada, from North to South, taking over most of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and some of the Northwest Territories, and Manitoba. This area is flat with fertilized soil. It also has cold winters and hot summers like Toronto. Most of the southern part of the Plains has no trees, but has herbs and grasses. The area is used for farming wheat and cattle. It is hard to live in this area because there are few trees, and it is flat.
3) Canadian Shield
The Canadian Shield takes up most of Canada. it covers most of Nunavut, Quebec, Labrador, Ontario, Manitoba, and a great portion of Saskatchewan. It is flat with hills of rock, also known as the roots of ancient mountains. It also has many small lakes. Many mammals such as moose and caribou live there too. Farming can not be done because the soil there is too thin., Overall the Canadian Shield has waterfalls, lakes, rocked hills, and forests. This makes living difficult because there is barely any way to farm for food, and so the resources will be low.
4) Hudson Bay Lowlands
This area is around the southern shore of the Hudson Bay and James Bay. Most of the land is covered with rocks and low, flat areas which are covered with fens and lakes, streams, and ponds. This area is also very famous for it's animals such as geese, swans, phalaropes, polar bears, and birds. it is hard to live in this area because most of the land is occupied by bodies of water and rocks. Also, the animals make it hard to live there as well.
5) Great Lakes-St.Lawrence Lowlands
These lowlands cover the south of the Canadian Shield in Quebec and Ontario. The lowlands are filled with flat plains, small hills, and deep river valleys. Heavy farming is done in this area. Half of Canada's population lives here while 70% of Canada's manufacturing industries is located in the Lowlands. There is also a great climate in this area. This area is not so difficult to live in, but the hills and river valleys may make it difficult to live in.
6) Appalachian Region
This region covers a bit of southern Quebec and most of the Maritime provinces. It is filled with many mountains, hills, and deciduous trees. The animals that live here are squirrels, rabbits, deers, etc. The Appalachian region provides long ocean bays and deep harbours. It is difficult to live in this area because most of it is filled with hills, mountains, and rocks.
7) Arctic Lowlands
These are the islands located in Northern Canada. The weather in the Lowlands is basically short sunny Summers, and cold, freezing Winters. In the Summer, it is bright all day but in the Winter it is dark all day. The ground is mostly made of permafrost, a layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year. This makes construction dangerous and difficult, and agriculture nearly impossible. This makes living difficult because people can't live on ground that is made up of permafrost. Also, it would be very hard to work yourself through the Winters if it's going to be dark all day. Construction is needed to create homes, building, etc, but if construction is not possible, living there would be impossible too. Lastly if agriculture is impossible, getting food and resources would be the same especially because it would be hard to ship anything to the Arctic Lowlands because of it's weather, and because of the fact that it is an island.
8) Innuitian Mountains
The Innuitian Mountains are located in Canada's Arctic Territories of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. The mountains in this area are above the tree line therefore causing no vegetation to occur. This area is also unexplored because of its inhospitable climate. This area is difficult to live in because it is filled with mountains, preventing vegetation for food. The climate is also something difficult to live in, and so living there wouldn't be the best place to be.
These landforms have factors which make it difficult to live in them. Examples of these are travelling becoming an obstacle, few vegetation and trees, low resource availability, the amount of land available to live on, hills, mountains, and the climate of the region. All of these affect what you can receive, and it may not allow you to have all of your basic needs. Basic needs are essential for survival, and if you are not supplied, you won't survive for too long. A country's quality of life includes how easy it is to receive your basic needs, how long you can survive for, it's climate, etc. It's basically about the general quality of life you can receive from living there. The landforms listed above don't leave you with all of the great things you need for survival such as all of the things we have here in Toronto.
Natural Disasters:
The top 10 deadliest natural disasters of Canada are the following:
1) Newfoundland Hurricane of 1775 (the deadliest)
This disaster was a large storm which caused the sea level to rise by 10 meters. About 200 fishing boats along with others were lost, which came to a total of 4000 lives lost.
2) Tseax Cone Eruption
This was a volcano eruption which occurred between 1750-1775. People of the Nisga'a told others that the eruption destroyed 2 Nisga'a villages. Approximately 2000 Nisga'a people died because of the volcanic gases and poisonous smoke from the erupted volcano.
3) Great Labrador Gale of 1885
The storm took 300 sailors' lives on October 1885. The wind speed went up to 55-63 MPH (miles per hour).
4) Great lakes storm of 1913
This was a blizzard with hurricane force winds attacked at the great lakes for 4 days. It killed over 250 people, destroyed 19 ships, and left other ships stranded. The wind went up to 145km/hour, and caused waves over 11 meters high (36 feet).
5) Nova Scotia Hurricane of 1873
The storm occurred in August and destroyed 1200 ships, 900 buildings, and killing over 223 people.
6) Matheson Fire
This fire occurred in July 1916 in Ontario. The fire burned over 2000 square kilometers, and destroyed many towns. 223 died in this catastrophe.
7) Miramichi Fire
This fire was a massive forest fire which occurred in October 1825 and destroyed Northern New Brunswick. 16,000 square kilometers were burned in less than 8 hours. Unfortunately, 160 people died because of the fire.
8) Hurrican Hazel
This storm hit Haiti, The United States of America, and then spread to Toronto, Ontario. This happened on October 15, 1954. The storm washed away over 50 bridges and killed about 80 people in Toronto.
9) Great Porcupine Fire
This fire struck Timmins, Ontario in July, 1911. The fire consisted of flames that shot up over 30 meters into the air. The death toll for this fire is said to be 73 people.
10) Frank Slide (least deadliest)
This was avalanche which occurred in Alberta on April,29,1930. That morning, 82 million tons of limestone (rock) fell off of Turtle Mountain in 90 seconds. Approximately 70-90 people died off of this disaster.
These disasters did have an impact on the country. They all damaged and destroyed homes, villages, buildings, etc. All of them also lost many lives, and ruined the area which the disaster occurred in. With all of this damage, there would have been a low amount of resources, before the area of the country recovered. Low resources affects the quality of life. Supply of water, food and electricity would have been lost as well. Therefore, these natural disasters did have an impact on Canada's quality of life.
So, as you can see, Canada has been through a lot, and is different from what most of us think. We think that it is a perfect country to live in, but the landforms of Canada make it difficult to live in. If you were to live in those harsh conditions, you wouldn't have the best quality of life. That is why most of the population in Canada, lives in Ontario. Ontario is the most ideal area to live in Canada since the resources are much more accessible than in other provinces. The greater resources, the better quality of life. This gives you the highest quality of life in Canada therefore, is greatly populated than other areas. Even if Canada is somewhere it is difficult to live in at times, it is still is a great country with a high quality of life.
Geography of Haiti
Haiti's Climate is usually hot and tropical humid. From November to January the north wind brings fogs and drizzles, which effects Haiti's dry season. But during February through May, the weather is very wet. Northeast trade winds bring rains during the wet season.
The average annual rainfall is 140 to 200 centimeters, but it is unevenly distributed. Heavier rainfall occurs in the southern peninsula and in the northern plains and mountains. Rainfall decreases from east to west across the northern peninsula. The eastern central region receives a moderate amount of precipitation, while the western coast from the northern peninsula to Port-au-Prince, the capital, is relatively dry. Temperatures are almost always high in the lowland areas, ranging from 15° C to 25° C in the winter and from 25° C to 35° C during the summer.
The average annual rainfall is 140 to 200 centimeters, but it is unevenly distributed. Heavier rainfall occurs in the southern peninsula and in the northern plains and mountains. Rainfall decreases from east to west across the northern peninsula. The eastern central region receives a moderate amount of precipitation, while the western coast from the northern peninsula to Port-au-Prince, the capital, is relatively dry. Temperatures are almost always high in the lowland areas, ranging from 15° C to 25° C in the winter and from 25° C to 35° C during the summer.