Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Overfishing, Clearcutting
27 Apr 2015
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British columbia: bc (cid:224) mainly located in the cordillera physiographic region, the northeastern part of the province (cid:224) located in the interior plains physiographic region, mountain ranges in bc (cid:224) aligned on a ne se axis, capital (cid:224) victoria, central plateau lands (cid:224) found between mountain ranges, the insular mountains are located just off the coast of bc, form the backbone of haida gwaii and vancouver island, temperate rainforests (cid:224) found along the coast, desert like conditions (cid:224) found in the parts of the interior, tundra (cid:224) found at high elevations. Skeena north coast (prince rupert, smithess: isolated area bordering alaska, economy driven by (cid:224) fishing, mining, aluminum smelters, hydroelectric power, prince rupert (cid:224) second busiest port in bc, vancouver island coast (nanaimo, victoria, coast mountains range (cid:224) most prominent physical feature, valleys and fjords (cid:224) found along the coast, climate (cid:224) moderated by pacific ocean, warmest winters in canada.
