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Chapter 12 Section 1

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ROCKY MOUNTAINS

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FACTS

  • The rocky mountains were formed 80 to 55 million years ago
  • The rocky mountains is one of the major mountains in the world
  • Has been a home to some indigenous people after the ice age
  • Sir alexander was the first person to cross the rocky mountains
  • The climate is not eas to predict

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER FACTS

  • Covers about 73,000 square miles
  • Not less than 9,000 solid miles
  • Water system falls short 300,000 square miles
  • The land is only 3times that
  • At the rate of 1,000,000 cubic feet

NIAGARA FALLS

NIAGARA FALLS FACTS

  • The largest vertical drop is over 165ft
  • The niagara falls created by glaciers activity of 10000 years ago
  • It is illegal to go over the niagara falls
  • The niagara falls are visited by around 30 million people every year
  • It is a tourist site

GREAT LAKES

GREAT LAKE FACTS

  • Make up the largest body of water on earth
  • Is 95,160 square miles
  • About 34 million people live in the great lakes
  • More than 3,500 species and animals inhabit the great lakes
  • Including 170-plus species of fish

MAP OF CANADA

CANADA FACTS

  • Has 10 provinces and 3 territories
  • The second largest country
  • Has a 11 percent of people
  • Least densely inhabited and most prosperous countries
  • Use canadian dollars

NATURAL RESOURCES IN CANADA

NATURAL RESOURCES FACTS

  • More than 25% of the worlds temperate is rainforests
  • 25% of the world is wetlands
  • 20% of the world is freshlands
  • 30% of the world is boreal forests
  • Less than 0.2% of Canada's forests are harvested annually