The frozen land of the Canadian artic stretches north of across the top of North America from Alaska to Greenland. Here, for more than four thousand years have lived the people of the ice, the Innu. For about nine months of a year here it snows. The soil is always frozen just below the surface, and in winter the seas turn into ice. This climate is one of the harshest on earth.
3:Climate and Location: The tundra has one of the coldest climates known to man.The tundra biome has harsh winds, and consists of mostly snow. There is rainfall but it's very rare that something so wet doesn't turn to snow before it hits the ground. The north pole is a great example of a location all these facts apply to that area.
With its many diverse landscapes and beautiful views, Newfoundland and Labrador have a stunning and extremely interesting physical geography. Newfoundland is the most eastern part of North America, on the Canadian Shield. This part of the shield is mostly igneous and metamorphic rocks, although sedimentary rocks can be found in the Labrador Trough. The geological landscape of Newfoundland and Labrador is unique, containing some of the oldest rocks in the world, such as the 3.9 billion year old rock in the Torngat Mountains National Park, and is the reason many scientists visit there. Newfoundland and Labrador has a bit of everything; Arctic Tundra, spectacular mountain
Canada is the second largest country in the world, its landform region has a large range from the lowlands to mountains. This characteristic make the country extremely extraordinary among other countries. However, the great natural characteristic also creates a huge impact on the way of life for Canadian. Examples of influences to human from natural characteristic can be the Canadian population distribution, economy, farming. In order to adapt the coldness from the north, people uses technology to change and moderate the environment but also brought variety influence to the natural Characteristic. Different types of human activities create climate change, land fragmentation, and pollution to our environment.
Two factors that affect Nashville’s climate are the proximity to water and the urban island effect. The Cumberland River, which winds through the heart of Nashville, is one factor that affects Nashville’s climate. The Cumberland River begins in Harlan County, KY and flows for 688 miles before joining with the Ohio River northwest of Paducah, KY. Water bodies provide a source of moisture for the land masses and have a moderating affect on the climates of the land masses near them. In the summer the water from the Cumberland River acts like an air conditioner to keep the air temperatures cool and in the winter, the water acts like a heater to keep the temperatures from getting too cold. On a sunny day, the land absorbs heat from the sun more quickly than the water does. The air over the land becomes warmer as some of this absorbed heat is radiated back into the air. The warmer air begins to rise, and the cooler air over the water moves in to take its place. At nighttime when the sun goes down, the land cools off quickly, but the water does not. The water radiates some of its stored heat into the air, and this warmed air begins to rise. The cooled air over the land moves in to take the place of the rising warm air over the water. That is how bodies of water can affect the
The city of San Francisco lies amidst the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Strait, California. It is the fourth most populous settlement in California and the second largest population density in the United States. San Francisco is called the pearl of the west coast. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the country, which lies on 43 picturesque hills. The landscape, trams, and distinctive wooden mansions give the city a unique charm. San Francisco is an outstanding representative of the physical geography. The essay aims to investigate the history of the region, the general features of four spheres of physical geography in San Francisco, and forms the possible representation of the future of the area.
Climate within different geographic areas are the common weather patterns of a specific area and some causes of climate within different geographic areas are the temperature of that area and geographic features such as bodies of water or mountains. Bodies of water like an ocean can create cooler ocean breezes that can affect the climate of that area.
For the last 5000 years Blackstone Lake and surrounding area has had a stable climate with its current climate of a mean July temperature of 18°C and a mean January day temperature of -7°C. Unlike the summer, the winter is strongly moderated by Georgian Bay. The expected number of frost-free days is 140. As the lake is in a snow belt caused by the lake end effect, it receives at least 2.5 m of snow. The lake effect also contributes to the total annual precipitation of 100 cm. This climate and the shield itself allows for a Boreal ecozone with podzolic soil. The dominant trees are now Pine, Birch and Maple.
Prince Edward Island is one of the Atlantic territories on the east shoreline of Canada. It is a very small territory in Canada. The island is in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Northumberland Strait isolates PEI from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Charlottetown is the capital city of PEI. The Island was named "Prince Edward" Island in 1799 to pay tribute to the father of Queen Victoria. It is called "the Garden Province" since half of the area is full of cultivation.
Climate change is believed to be the biggest issue facing the Earth. It is a long-term change in the Earth’s temperatures and climate (“Climate Change”, Dictionary.com). Our atmosphere is part of the reason why we can live on Earth with reasonable temperatures. Humans have been emitting unnatural greenhouse gases, like coal, oil, and gas. This is changing the natural systems that take place in our atmosphere. When all these extra gases are released, carbon dioxide stars to accumulate in the atmosphere. Climate change is a global issue because when the temperature of the Earth changes even very slightly, it can cause droughts and our crops can die. This is affecting our food supply. Also, when water levels rise even slightly, it can be very destructive for
Climate change is happening at a really fast pace. One of the affected areas is the Arctic and the Arctic life. Climate change is the change in weather patterns over a long period of time caused by global warming. Global warming is a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth 's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide and other pollutants. Ever since the industrial revolution, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased drastically. The large amount of carbon dioxide was produced by human activities such as burning gases, woods, and burning coal. Clearing forests also releases large amounts of carbon dioxide. Worldwide deforestation means that we don’t
One factor is the sun’s energy levels which has an 11 year cycle of small changes in the intensity. Earth’s tilted axis and rotations also changes the climate because at times, the sun is closer or farther away from certain areas of earth’s surface.
Lake Superior by its surface area it is the world’s largest freshwater lake. Out of the Great Lakes it is the deepest lake of them all. Lake Superior also contains 10% of all the freshwater supply on the earth. Lake Superior also contains more water that all the other great lakes by a lot.There also is enough water to flood North & South America by a depth of 1 foot. Over 300 streams and rivers empty into Lake Superior. The average elevation of Lake Superior is about 602 feet above sea level. The Lake Superior watershed region ranges in size from 160 miles inland near Wabakimi Provincial Park to only 5 miles inland from Pictured Rocks National Seashore. The Lake Superior shoreline, if straightened out, could connect Duluth and the Bahama Islands.
A city is a place where a large number of populations resides for the permanent period of time. City’s importance depends upon the size, location, and structure of the area. Cities have the highly organized population which is comparatively bigger than town or village. A city can provide different opportunities to know about the culture and language. A city is a good place to continue the further education and to find a suitable job. A city can provide government facilities to its people which makes easy to sustain the life and to perform the task. In addition, the city may be regarded as a relatively permanent concentration of population, together with its diverse habitations, social arrangements, and supporting activities. Cities might differ in cultural aspects and from other types of human settlement and association. Today I am comparing and contrasting my hometown, Kathmandu and the city I am living in, Colorado. Although both of them are cities, they have some similarities as well as differences among themselves in various aspects. Such as tourism sector,
There are delimitations that faced by researcher such as cannot cover the whole building as the building was rented by other business too. Other than that, researcher cannot cover the other spaces because some of it was under the authority regulations.