British Columbia

Soils and Landform

Samantha Kim , Kyle DeBenetti, Oriana Brine

Factors of Soils

The factors that influence to soil in Canada

• Climate Affects the kind and rate

of weathering and erosion

• Parent Material Affects the rate of

weathering and erosion

• Vegetation Affects the amount

and type of organic content

• Topography and Drainage Affects the amount of

sunlight received

• Time Influences the

maturity of the soil

Factors of Soils(Con’d)

The factors that influence to soil in British Columbia

• The elevation Almost no soils, bare

rock or ice field Forest soils and

grassland soils.

• The Pacific Ocean• Latitude • The landscapes

• Forest soilsFind under Open coniferous

forests The dense rainforest

conditions of the Coast Mountains

• Grassland soilsFind in The province’s interior

and in the Peace River District

Topography of Canada

• The second largest country in the world

• Spanned 7,730 kilometres (4,803 miles) from coast to coast

• Covered 9,970,610 square kilometers (6,195,737 square miles) Much of the land is

covered with rivers and forests (App. 25% of the country is covered in forest.)

The country's tallest mountain is Mt. Logan (5,951 meters or 19,524 feet) in the southwestern portion of the Yukon Territory.

• Surrounded by oceans and its southern border The Pacific Ocean borders

the western side of British Columbia

• Connected to the U.S., and Alaska in the northwest

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Topography of British Columbia

• British Columbia The Western Cordillera

(Mountain) Region

• Rocky MountainsLie on the border

between Alberta and British Columbia

• British Columbia’s mainland One of the most scenic

areas in the country.

• The population Heavily concentrated in

Victoria and Vancouver.

• Regional District Greater Vancouver

1,947,550 Capital (Victoria)

334,542 City of Victoria 76,691 Gulf Islands 14,328 

• Aboriginal heritage5% of the province's total

population (approximately 170,000)

Human Use

• Mining The principal industry

of British Columbia The country is rich in

gold, silver, copper, lead and coal, and has also iron deposits.

• Fisheries The products are

salmon, halibut, cod, sturgeon, herring, shad.

• Shipping The Canadian Pacific Railway

Company has two lines Of mail steamer running from Vancouver and Victoria

• Income per year Mines $9,777,42 Fisheries $2,101,533 Forests $1,046,718 Animals $471,231 Agriculture $119,426 Manufactures $1,883,777 Miscellaneous $1,106,643

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Sources

• Internet http://www.bc.worldweb.com/TravelEs

sentials/Topography/8-460.html http://www.agsci.ubc.ca/wine/bc.htm http://81.1911encyclopedia.org/B/

BR/BRITISH_COLUMBIA.htm