GEOG 2OC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Fraser Valley, Great Bear Rainforest, Mount Polley
29 Jan 2020
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Resource development: perception of almost limitless resources, yet there are many environmental challenges associated with the clear cutting of forests, erosion, stream sedimentation and damage to salmon spawning grounds. Sources of population: immigration: 3rd largest immigration destination, interprovincial migration: more canadian"s settling in bc than other provinces. Orientation: positioned in north to south orientation with mountains bordering the east and the pacific bordering the west, receives most of its precipitation in the pacific. Climate zone along the coast: abundance of rain along with warmth of the area produces spectacular natural vegetation zones: the. Great bear rainforest, rare and valuable temperate rainforest along the coast. Cordillera: found on western edge of the province, containing. 10 mountain ranges stretching north to south: similar to pacific climate zone, it moderates its own climate zone with orographic precipitation on the coast and relatively arid climate in the interior.
