2+Taiga+Cordillera

__ T ____ aiga ____ C ____ ordillera __ __ Introduction+Map __ The Taiga Cordillera is located on the northern side of the Rocky Mountains. It covers parts of Yukon and the Southwestern side of the North West Territories. The Taiga Cordillera is a steep, mountainous region with sharply etched ridges and narrow valleys. Well known for its thriving wildlife and freezing temperatures, This Ecozone is not very well known. Hopefully by the end of our presentation you will know much more about the Taiga Cordillera. This is a map of the Taiga Cordillera Ecozone which consists of Parts of Yukon and the southwestern side of the Northwest Territories.

__ Landform Regions + Rocks And Minerals __ The Geologic history of the Taiga Cordillera began about half a billion years ago. The Taiga Cordillera is apart of the Western Cordillera. Half a billion years ago, most of the area was a shallow marine location off the West Coast of what is now the Western Cordillera. Rivers flowing gave the Region sand, mud, and gravel that were used to create sandstones & mudstones that today make up the big amounts of sedimentary rock in the Taiga Cordillera. Limestone is also commonly found in the Taiga Cordillera, formed by Skeletal Debris of marine organisms in the area. The Original Sedimentary Rock started to undergo major sedimentary changes about 200 million years ago. This happened when the platform on which they were laid on slowly drifted West, causing colliding and overriding of other plates in its path. New Mountains were formed because of these collisions. The most active mountain building period was about 100 million years ago, when stresses under the Earths Crust pushed forced red hot molten rock towards the Surface causing the Igneous Rock that you can view in the Taiga Cordillera. Since that time, the rocks have slowly been eroded by a variety of forces:
 * 1) Glacial Ice Sheets that covered most of the Region several times over the lastfew million years
 * 2) Streams & rivers that carved through the mountains
 * 3) Simply Gravity which causes mountains to slowly collapse

The Mountains in the Taiga Cordillera have been forming and changing shape for half a billion years!

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__ Vegetation & Soil __ The Taiga Cordilleras Agriculture is extremely poor and close to non-existent. The temperatures are sub-zero 6-8 months of the year and the ground is covered with snow. Also, the ground is covered with bare rock which is not ideal for plants and soil. There is a major lack in sunlight all year because of the distance away from the equator. All of these factors make for a short growing season, 90-120 days. The Taiga Cordillera is apart of the Cordilleras Vegetation Regions. The Cold, Rocky, Dark climate makes for a short growing season and not enough healthy soil to have successful growing of much other then Short Grass, Shrubs and and Coniferous Tress such as Pine Trees.

__ Climate and Climograph __ One of the coldest climates in Canada, the Taiga Cordillera is very Dry and Cold Climate. The average temperature for Fall-Winter ( October-May) is a freezing -22°C, well Spring-Summer ( June-September ) is 8°C. The Summers are very short and still not very warm. There is an average of 300mm of precipitation in the Taiga Cordillera, Most of this being snow.

This is a Climate Graph of Yukon, Northwest Territories, which would resemble the climate of a city in the Taiga Cordillera. __ Fun Facts: __ The Black Bear, One of many animals that lives in the Taiga Cordillera. __ Economic activity: __ Many, almost all of the people living in the Taiga Cordillera live off of the Land. They hunt there own food, Make clothes themselves and homes by themselves. Anything else that people would need such as medical supplies or transportation needs would have to be flown in. The biggest industry in the Taiga Cordillera would be Tourism, Such as the Rocky Mountains and the three National Parks in the Ecozone, Nahanni, Vuntut and Ivvavik. The Beautiful scenery and breathtaking sites are seen by thousands of people every year. Amazing waterfalls, canyons and rivers, Thriving Wildlife and Beautiful scenery are still not enough to create major economic activity in the Taiga Cordillera. Below is the biggest town in the Taiga Cordillera Big Crow, Population 256.
 * The Taiga Cordillera has many Waterfalls, Caves and Caverns some of the most beautiful in Canada.
 * Only 300 people live in the taiga cordillera 256 of the live in the settlement of Old Crow.
 * The Taiga Cordillera is home to many various creatures such as Moose, Caribou, Mountain Goat, Lynx, Grizzly Bear and Black Bear.
 * The Taiga Cordillera is too far North to support the life of any Reptiles or Amphibians.
 * The Taiga Cordillera has the most Northern part of the Rocky Mountains.
 * No major urban centres are in this Ecozone.
 * There is 239 000km of land in the Taiga Cordillera, which amounts to about 76km per person that lives in the Taiga Cordillera!

__ Ecozone`s Future __ The Taiga Cordilleras future is not a bright one because of how cold the climate is. People generally don`t like cold climates. With winter days reaching -30°C, it is just to cold for most people. The tourism has a future with tourism, but other than the mountains and the National Parks, There really isn`t anything to do. The Area is just to non-populated. This is why the Taiga Cordilleras future is not very bright.

__ Trivia: __
 * 1) How many people live in the entire Taiga Cordillera Ecozone?
 * 2) Where is the Taiga Cordillera located?
 * 3) What is the average winter temperature?
 * 4) How long is the Growing Season in the Taiga Cordillera?
 * 5) What Landform Region is the Taiga Cordillera in?

Thank You for Listening to our presentation.