Interior plains
Geography
53.5444° N, 113.4909° W
The Interior plains area of Canada was created by glaciation from the last ice age. The detail of the land was created by erosion of the land over time. The land is rich in oil deposits from decomposed plants and animals being compressed by sedimentary bed rock over long periods of time.
53.5444° N, 113.4909° W
The Interior plains area of Canada was created by glaciation from the last ice age. The detail of the land was created by erosion of the land over time. The land is rich in oil deposits from decomposed plants and animals being compressed by sedimentary bed rock over long periods of time.
Climate
Canada's interior plains is more of a mild climate, its not freezing cold all the time nor is it super hot all the time but it can change depending on seasons. In the summer the average temperature is around 20 degrees Celsius and in the winter the average temperature ranges between -9 degrees Celsius and -18 degrees Celsius. The Interior plains region receives around 300 mm to 50 mm of precipitation each year.
Canada's interior plains is more of a mild climate, its not freezing cold all the time nor is it super hot all the time but it can change depending on seasons. In the summer the average temperature is around 20 degrees Celsius and in the winter the average temperature ranges between -9 degrees Celsius and -18 degrees Celsius. The Interior plains region receives around 300 mm to 50 mm of precipitation each year.
The soil in the interior plains region is a darker soil and more acidic soil. The soil type throughout most of this area is Chernozemic. The soil in this region has a high percentage of humus, ammonia, phosphorous and phosphorous acids.
The Canadian prairies generally experience dry semi-arid climates in the brown soil regions and somewhat dry Humid Continental climates. The plains are mostly forest but also a lot of the land is also plains.
Flora and Fauna
Plants in the interior plains consist mainly of grasses and trees because of the dryer climate. The plains is mostly flat and is home to lots of animals such as: Wolves, elk, deer and antelope. There are three main grass types, blue stem, porcupine, and June. Blue stem grass can grow up to 10 feet tall, porcupine grass grows 8 feet tall and blooms at the top and June grass grows about 2 feet tall and are normally green, silvery or yellow. Animals have adapted to live in the Interior plains in many ways depending on each animal. Elk, deer, and bobcats find shelter in river valleys to shelter from the heat and the Winter cold. Other smaller animals in the area have adapted by borrowing holes in the ground to escape the temperatures. Reptiles and amphibians like toads hibernate underground during the Winter. In the past wolves bears and humans hunted bison as a food source. The bison used to grazed on grass in the plains of the prairies.
Plants in the interior plains consist mainly of grasses and trees because of the dryer climate. The plains is mostly flat and is home to lots of animals such as: Wolves, elk, deer and antelope. There are three main grass types, blue stem, porcupine, and June. Blue stem grass can grow up to 10 feet tall, porcupine grass grows 8 feet tall and blooms at the top and June grass grows about 2 feet tall and are normally green, silvery or yellow. Animals have adapted to live in the Interior plains in many ways depending on each animal. Elk, deer, and bobcats find shelter in river valleys to shelter from the heat and the Winter cold. Other smaller animals in the area have adapted by borrowing holes in the ground to escape the temperatures. Reptiles and amphibians like toads hibernate underground during the Winter. In the past wolves bears and humans hunted bison as a food source. The bison used to grazed on grass in the plains of the prairies.
Human geography
The interior plains is a large group of land with many people living in the area. Major cities in the area are Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg. There are currently around 7.4 million people living in the interior plains with a majority of them living in city or urban environments. The south region has a lot more residents compared to the North region because of prime farming conditions and oil deposits. Humans mainly use the land for agriculture and oil. The flat grassy lands are perfect for growing crops such as wheat and because of the great number of oil deposits, oil a really big industry in the interior plains area. Also because of the great number of forests, forestry is also another great industry in the region.
The interior plains is a large group of land with many people living in the area. Major cities in the area are Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg. There are currently around 7.4 million people living in the interior plains with a majority of them living in city or urban environments. The south region has a lot more residents compared to the North region because of prime farming conditions and oil deposits. Humans mainly use the land for agriculture and oil. The flat grassy lands are perfect for growing crops such as wheat and because of the great number of oil deposits, oil a really big industry in the interior plains area. Also because of the great number of forests, forestry is also another great industry in the region.
Economy
In the past a great part of the economy was fur trading and agriculture. The great number of bison would bring natives and Europeans to hunt the animal for its fur to trade with others. Natives started out hunting the bison for meat and fur, the Europeans came and killed all of the bison just for fur making the numbers drop rapidly. The largest and most popular industry at this moment is the oil industry. The large amount of accessible oil bring companies from all around the world, most of the larger oil companies in the plains are now run by people from out of the region. Although there are still a few Canadian companies mining for oil most is run from larger companies that are from all around the world. Another large industry is farming, many types of crops are grown in the region such as, potatoes, carrots, canola, wheat and beans. The prices of crops fluctuate and can be unstable at times depending on the price of what ever crop a farmer is growing.
In the past a great part of the economy was fur trading and agriculture. The great number of bison would bring natives and Europeans to hunt the animal for its fur to trade with others. Natives started out hunting the bison for meat and fur, the Europeans came and killed all of the bison just for fur making the numbers drop rapidly. The largest and most popular industry at this moment is the oil industry. The large amount of accessible oil bring companies from all around the world, most of the larger oil companies in the plains are now run by people from out of the region. Although there are still a few Canadian companies mining for oil most is run from larger companies that are from all around the world. Another large industry is farming, many types of crops are grown in the region such as, potatoes, carrots, canola, wheat and beans. The prices of crops fluctuate and can be unstable at times depending on the price of what ever crop a farmer is growing.
Environmental issue
An environmental concern for the Interior plains is the loss of wild life habitat. Due to agriculture lots of land its getting turned into farms and being built on ruing the habitat for wildlife in the area. Poor farming can turn a great area into a dead deserted wasteland and this is happening all around the prairies. Humans have influenced this problem by creating farms and not running them properly and taking up prime land. An alternate solution to this is to make more parks where there is no accept ion to build in to save a safe habitat for wild animals to live in. Strong demand for agriculture has made it hard to find enough land to make parks and the parks need funding to stay up and running. In my opinion this is the best course of action to stop loss of wild life habitat because it gives wild life a safe place to live but also gives room for farmers to stay open and continue on what they are doing.
An environmental concern for the Interior plains is the loss of wild life habitat. Due to agriculture lots of land its getting turned into farms and being built on ruing the habitat for wildlife in the area. Poor farming can turn a great area into a dead deserted wasteland and this is happening all around the prairies. Humans have influenced this problem by creating farms and not running them properly and taking up prime land. An alternate solution to this is to make more parks where there is no accept ion to build in to save a safe habitat for wild animals to live in. Strong demand for agriculture has made it hard to find enough land to make parks and the parks need funding to stay up and running. In my opinion this is the best course of action to stop loss of wild life habitat because it gives wild life a safe place to live but also gives room for farmers to stay open and continue on what they are doing.
Comparison
An area that is similar to the Interior plains would have to be the country of the Netherlands. The Netherlands is a small country in Europe where farming is a large industry of theirs. The land is mostly flat and most of the land is taken up by agriculture just like the prairies.
An area that is similar to the Interior plains would have to be the country of the Netherlands. The Netherlands is a small country in Europe where farming is a large industry of theirs. The land is mostly flat and most of the land is taken up by agriculture just like the prairies.
Major Economic activities in the Netherlands are agriculture, fishing and oil. A large part of the country is farms where many different types of crops are grown. The Netherlands is located on the sea so fishing is more accessible making fishing one of the main economic activities. Another Economic activity is power, wind mails are located all around the country generating power for a majority of the country and for countries around it.