Atlantic+Maritime

Atlantic Martime q Map of Ecozone q Introduction q Landform Region q Rocks and Minerals q Vegetation and Soil q Climate and Climograph q Fun Facts q Trivia q Sources

Introduction  Atlantic Maritime covers the provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec. The yearly precipitation ranges from 900-1500 mm and it has cooler summers with warmer winters. The east coast is famous for its fish and fishing industries, but it’s also good for forestry and potato farms in P.E.I. I believe that this is the best area in Canada to live.

Landform

The Atlantic Maritime ecozone has quite the landform. This region consists of the Appalachian Mountains or in other words this is the Appalachian region. These mountains were once as big as the Rocky Mountain in the west, but thanks to years of erosion has become rolling mountains. Layers of Sedimentary rock were uplifted and folded at the end of the Paleozoic era, is what the Atlantic Maritimes is made of.

Rocks and Minerals

The rocks and minerals that can be found in this region, is a wide variety of rocks. Igneous rock is found in the water in and around the provinces and Sedimentary rock is found in the ground. The same Sedimentary rock formed the landform. Minerals that are found in and around this area are copper, lead, zinc and copper.

Climate

 The Atlantic maritime has a maritime climate which is mild temperatures and a lot of precipitation. The climate region for this area is Atlantic Canada. The Atlantic maritime has long mild winters with an average of 5°C and moderately warm summers 14°C. The precipitation is about 900 mm a year inland and about 1500 mm a year with a lot of storms. There is a growing season of 180-210 and it is greatly influenced by the Atlantic Ocean.

Vegetation and Soil

The Atlantic maritime region has great soil and vegetation. Such vegetation is white pine, red spruce, white spruce, sugar maple, red pine, jack pine and many more. These great resources are used for the lumber industry. Some flowers include: blueberry, moss, violets, pitcher plant, ostrich fern and many more. This leached, wet-climate and deep-grey/brown topsoil is good for agriculture especially for potatoes in Prince Edward Island, but the interior has poor agriculture.

Fun Facts.

1. Whale watching is a popular activity. 2. Fishing is a very popular job. 3. The provincial flower is the Mayflower. 4. The bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world. 5. Nova Scotia was first discovered by the Vikings in 990 A.D

Trivia

1. Who was first English explorer to discover the Atlantic maritime? 2. When did Nova Scotia become a province? 3. What season has the most fog? 4. What two waterways is the Gaspè surrounded by? 5. Can the Atlantic maritime get hurricanes?



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