Great Lakes & St Lawrence Lowlands

04/30/2018

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Major Cities, Industries and Resources:
The major cities in the St. Lawrence Lowlands are Brockville, Quebec City, Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa.
The location of The Great Lakes is at the Southern part of Ontario. This region is where all the Great Lakes are connected.
Manufacturing is the region's biggest industry, 50% of jobs in this region are related to manufacturing.
Most products are produced here. (Steel, Iron-Ore, Coal and Lime Stone). Farming is also a popular industry here.
This region has the 2nd largest area in Canada for farming because of it's rich fertile soil, flat land and good climate.
The Niagara Falls area harvests Peaches, Cherries and Grapes.
Southwest Ontario grows Soybeans, Corn & To***co.
70% of the land in the Great Lakes Lowlands is used for crops such as Hay, Pasture and Field Grains.

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Sports/Recreational Activities Available:
Fishing, whether people are sport fishing or fishing for a living; They contribute in keeping the populations of fish low.
Boating, Cottaging, other water sports & recreation are quite common in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence lowlands due to high concentration of the large lakes.
Sporting and recreational activities include Swimming, Hockey, Lacrosse, Badminton, Soccer, Football, Golf and Baseball. These are popular activities in the region because they have plenty of water & the weather is warm enough to play these outdoor sports.

04/30/2018

National Parks: Point Pelee National Park, located in southeastern Ontario, is one of Canada’s smallest National Parks.
Bruce Peninsula National Park is not only known from its limestone cliffs but also by its rare Orchids & Bruce Tree trails.
Fathom Five National Marine Park, Canada’s first marine park, is known for its oceans containing 20 shipwrecks, making the area popular for scuba divers.
The region’s National Park Reserve, Mingan Archipelago, is known for its rock pillars and limestone islands at the Gulf of St. Lawrence & as a feeding ground for whales, seals and other marine life.

04/29/2018

Weather and Climate factors throughout the year: The Great Lakes causes hot humid weather during the summer by creating precipitation in the air. The Lowlands is the closest region in Canada to the equator making the weather mild. There can be 100 cm of rain each year because of the humidity in summer. Winter in this region can be very unpredictable. Winters can turn out to be cold but with sticky snow because of humidity caused from the Great lakes. There can be up to 80 cm of snow each winter and temperatures can drop to -30°C. The unpredictable weather is caused by it's landforms and ocean.

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The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Lowlands is a Habitat Eco-zone, because the Eco-region is marked by warm summers and cold snowy winters. Moist summers are more west of Montreal. The annual temperature is approximately 5°C. The summer temperature is 16.5°C and winter temperature is -7°C. The annual precipitation ranges 800-1000 mm. Mixed-wood forests of Sugar Maple, Yellow Birch, Eastern hemlock, and Eastern White Pine from the most stable vegetation in the region. Wildlife includes Deer, Black Bear, Moose, Wolf, Hare, Chipmunk, & other small Mammals, Waterfowl, and Birds. Most of the region is cultivated farmland (60%) with Corn being the only crop grown. Dairy and mixed farming systems are quite powerful. The population of the Eco-region is approximately 5 910 000.

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Soil type & Vegetation:The soil they use in this region is fertile soil. Fertile soil is able to supply essential nutrients and water in adequate amounts and proportions for plant growth and reproduction. The more fertile the soil is, the more it can speed up plant growth. Infertile Soil, lack of nutrients limits the amount of growth the soil can support, usually grows coniferous trees.
Soil Depth, trees such as oak and birch needs a large depth of soil because of it's deep roots and need for nutrients.

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Geological History: The Lowland's present landscape are the result of the last continental glaciation followed by marine submergence, emergence, river erosion and deposition. The last major glacial advance covered the region from around 18,000 years ago. This ice sheet eventually retreated intermittently uncovering the south and southwest parts of the lowlands, which were then flooded by pro-glacial lakes. Residual glacier ice at the St. Lawrence Valley near Québec went extinct 13,000 years ago and the sea flooded the region, forming a body of water now known as the Champlain Sea.

04/24/2018

Types of Rocks/Minerals are mostly found in the Great Lakes area. Those including Iron Ore, Zinc, Silver, Coal, Copper & Lead. An natural resource is the rich soil in the lowlands region. Scientist believe that there was once a sea for a long period of time. Once that sea dried up it left a very rich fertile soil. This region has the best water source in Canada because of the St. Lawrence River, Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes. Glaciers retreated, which later formed the lakes and rivers. As it retreated, they dug holes and inside was filled with water. This fresh water provides many important industries for this area.

04/23/2018

Topography:
First three pics* - Contains Lake Erie, Ontario & Hudson Bay.
4th pic* - Contains many cliffs formed be erosion.
5th-7th pic - Flat Plains, River Valleys and Hills.
8th pic - Shows that the St Lawrence Lowlands is the smallest region in Canada.