Geography 2011A/B Lecture 1: Physical Geography
11 Oct 2016
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Iroquois word for lakes: (cid:862) parkli(cid:374)g water(cid:863, (cid:862)ro(cid:272)ks ta(cid:374)di(cid:374)g (cid:271)y the water(cid:863) Toronto: also a native word, tarantou = place of meeting. Interior plains (hudson bay) and lowlands (great lakes) Igneous + metamorphic: between 1. 5-3 billion years old, high rocky mountains eroded down to rocky ridges. Lakes: thousands of lakes result from glaciation over millions of years, massive ice sheets = change in drainage patterns; Glaciers take boulders and cause scrapings which eventually fill with water; Canadian shield not a good area for agricultural development. Forests: since end of last ice age (15000 years ago in southern ontario; and 6000 years in. Northern quebec); boreal forest with coniferous trees (green all year round) Jack pine, balsam fir, white and black spruce: deciduous forest: trees changing color, and mixed forests. People: except for forestry, mining, and native villages very few people live here; people tend to live in areas built for agriculture.
