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__ Ecozone Experts – Southern Arctic __ **

=__**1. Map of Ecozone**__=

The Southern Arctic is the red stripe.



=__**2. Introduction**__= My Ecozone is located directly north of the tree line. It covers the northern portions of the Northwest Territories and Quebec, and a portion of mainland Nunavut. This ecozone is relatively small, and uninhabited. Most people survive through means such as hunting, fishing, and trapping. This ecozone is full of Canada's trademark wildlife. Moose, foxes, bears, beavers, and wolves can all be found roaming this barren landscape.

=__3. Landform Region__= = = The Southern Arctic is located in the Candian Shield. The Canadian Shield is full of rocky hills. It used to have a great mountain range, but they have been eroded down to rounded hills over billions of years. Glaciers helped form much of what the Canadian shield looks like. As the glaciers expanded and moved south they moved large masses of rock, and flattened the ground.

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =__**4. Rocks & Minerals**__= Because the Southern Arctic is located in the Canadian Shield there is tons of Igneous, and metamorphic rock. There are many deposits of valuable minerals. Lead, gold, nickel, copper, and zinc are all mined from this area. Because of the valuable minerals, and poor soil mining is the main industry of the Canadian Shield - the abundant rock, and tundra terrain makes agriculture very difficult.

=__**5. Vegetation and Soil**__= The Southern Arctic is bordered on the south by the tree line. There is very little precipitation and it is very cold. It also has very high winds, allowing only short vegetation to grow. Stunted versions of spruce, birch, and willow can all be found growing here. The rest of the vegetation is made up of different mosses, lichens, grasses, and shrubs. The vast majority of the ground is either tundra or rock. Because of this the soil is very poor for agriculture. = __** 6. Climate and Climograph **__ = The southern arctic has a very cold, dry climate. The average January temperature is -30ºC in the eastern portion. In the western portion in Quebec average January temperature is around -18ºC. The average precipitation ranges from 250 - 400mm. The farther west you go the more precipitation there is. The same applies for the south.

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =__**7. Fun Facts**__= = = = = = = = = =__**8. Trivia**__= The southern Arctic is located in the Yukon and the Northwest Territories (T/F) is the warmest month What types of trees grow here? What is the driest area of the Southern Arctic? What minerals are found in the Canadian Shield?
 * Only around 10 000 people live here, with almost 80% of the total population being Inuit.
 * Most people live through hunting, fishing, and trapping
 * Average January temperature is about -30ºC
 * Every single animal that can be found on a Canadian coin can be found in the Southern Arctic

= __** 9. Sources **__ =  Clark, Bruce. // Making connections Canada's geography //. Toronto. Pearson Education, 200 __[] __ [] [] [|http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/QuebecHistory/encyclopedia/images/CanadianShield.jpg] []