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Eco-zone system Interactions & Environmental problems
Human interaction in the Eco-zone has to do with, forest, mining, hydroelectric generation and recreational resources, all important sectors within the Canadian economy.
The majour environmental threats to the boreal shield are insects and forest fires. Mostly caused my human interactions with the shield
The national park of the Boreal shield are: Oiseau Bay,
Pukaskwa National Park
The economic base of the Boreal shield is Mining and, forestry .
The population density of the Boreal shield as of 2006 is 175.9
(Persons per 100 square kilometers)
The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the Shield is 325.2 Billions dollars (canadian)
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_some_threats_to_the_boreal_shield?#slide=5
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/natural-regions/
https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/atlas/themes.aspx?id=shield&sub=shield_industry_mining&lang=En
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/docs/v-g/nation/sec3/nation51.aspx
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/16-201-x/2009000/t071-eng.htm
https://sites.google.com/site/natashasborealshield/landforms/major-bodies-of-water
https://sites.google.com/site/natashasborealshield/animals/endangered-species
http://boreal-shield.webs.com/landforms.htm
http://ecozones.ca/english/zone/BorealShield/plants.html
https://ecozoneexperts.wikispaces.com/Boreal+Shield
Lake Huron, Lake Winnipeg, Lake Superior, Lake Nipigon and Lac St.Jean. Several of the large rivers in the Boreal Shield are: Nelson River, Churchill River, Rupert River, and the St.Lawrence River
the watersheds is the lake trout watershed
drainage basins are Atlantic and Hudson bay drainage basins
The abundance of water in the Boreal shield attracts many aquatic birds such as....
-Ducks, Loons, Geese, and Swans
Mammals that inhabit the shield consist of....
-Woodland caribou, Moose, Snowshoe hare, Lynx, and humpback whales.
The forest covers 75% of the ecozone
mostly coniferous trees
the soil is acidic, poor, and swampy
there is leaching that occurs
Balsam fir, whit spruce, and mountain maple
Absolute Location: 58N-48N and 110W-52W
Realative Location: just of Alberta and goes into Newfoundland north of the mixwood plains
- most commonly plains and low hills
- its the largest canadian ecozone covering 1.8 million km2
- covers many bodies of water such as lake Huron, Superior, and Winnipeg
- it only holds 10% of Cannada's population
by: Chris and Tolu