GG101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Spheroid, Canada–United States Border, Ice Shelf
Document Summary
Canada"s southern border, not just a line on a map! Canada is often called the land north of the 49th parallel. This parallel marks the border between canada and the us until you hit southern ontario where the border dips down off of the 49th. Often there is no physical barrier instead it is lined with thousands of markers and buoys when in water. 6416 km total in length (2878 km on land and 3538 km in water and 3013 on the 49th parallel) Repair and rebuild monuments and place new monuments. Keep the boundary vistas open (nearly 2200 km is forested) Regulate all construction within 3 meters of the boundary. Defining the boundary in any legal situation involving the border. Implementing an operational gis in support the ibc operations. Physical geography is the spatial analysis of all the physical elements and process systems that make up the environment: energy, air, water, weather, climate, landforms, soil, animals, etc .
