Introducing 

Prezi AI.

Your new presentation assistant.

Refine, enhance, and tailor your content, source relevant images, and edit visuals quicker than ever before.

Loading…
Transcript

Geologic Age

Climate

  • The Hudson Bay- Arctic Lowlands has a very cold, dry climate and badly drained soil.
  • The Hudson Bay/Arctic Lowlands are a part of the palaezoic era, so it was created between 600-225 million years ago.
  • During October and November, the Temperatures start to get colder, and snow begins to fall.
  • The water temperature only reaches 10 degrees celsius when it's at it's warmest point. (July or August)

Vegetation

  • Fog is found throughout June, July, and August, because the warmer winds are mixing with the cold water.
  • The ice begins to melt in May or June which is when the fog and cloudiness increases.

Physical Characteristics

  • Sedges, cottongrass, mosses and saxifrages
  • Hudson Bay temperature high: 14C
  • The winds are usually very strong, but they can reach as high as 150 km/h in the fall season.
  • Dwarf tundra shrubs
  • Made up of a series of islands
  • Hudson Bay temperature Low: -17C
  • Arctic Lowlands temperature low: -30C
  • In bleak areas, some trees over 400 years old have started growing horizontally, their branches twisted and tangled, but they never reach more than a few centimeters off the ground.
  • Flat low-lying area
  • A few upland areas
  • Dwarf birch, willow and alder that can reach two metres high
  • Arctic Lowlands Temperature high: 5C
  • Swampy Plains

Population

(Key Cities)

  • Plains
  • Moosoney, Ontario:2006

Location

  • Churchill, Manitoba: 923
  • Attawapiskat, Ontario: 1293
  • The Hudson Bay Lowland is the third largest wetland in the world, covering 324,000 km².
  • The Hudson Bay Lowland has a thin layer of sedimentary rock which covers an ancient layer of the Canadian Shield.
  • The Arctic Lowland is made up of a number of small islands above the 60N latitude. Which includes part of the Canadian shield and most of the islands around Nunavut.

Animals that Live In This Region

Kind Eider Goose

Collared Lemming

Arctic Fox

Wolverine

Wolf

Woodland Carribou

Hudson Bay- Arctic Lowlands

By: Zarina, Tess, and Eliza

Learn more about creating dynamic, engaging presentations with Prezi