Chapter 6 Lesson 1 Inquiry
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Inquiry
What is the geography of the
Cordillera Region
?
Mountain belts, 800 km long along Canada's Pacific coast, make up the Cordillera region. Trees in this region grow to large sizes, the size of thirty story buildings. However, at higher elevations, the trees and shrubs become smaller.
The climate of the region is influenced by the Pacific Ocean, so it is moist and mild. Usually, winters are above freezing.
Resources in the region include logging, fishing, mining, farming, and tourism. British Columbia has the closest shipping ports to Asia.
The Pacific Ocean and British Columbia rivers are a good source of salmon.
How does mining help build cell phones?
British Columbia's large trees are a great source of lumber for building homes.
The Okanagan is British Columbia's agriculture region.
Click to watch a video from British Columbia tourism which outlines the province's geography, resources, and attractions.
The climate of the region is influenced by the Pacific Ocean, so it is moist and mild. Usually, winters are above freezing.
Resources in the region include logging, fishing, mining, farming, and tourism. British Columbia has the closest shipping ports to Asia.
Fishing
The Pacific Ocean and British Columbia rivers are a good source of salmon.
Mining
How does mining help build cell phones?
Logging
British Columbia's large trees are a great source of lumber for building homes.
Farming
The Okanagan is British Columbia's agriculture region.
Tourism
Click to watch a video from British Columbia tourism which outlines the province's geography, resources, and attractions.
Film Industry
British Columbia, is close to Los Angeles, America's film industry capital. BC has become a television producer for Hollywood films and other television shows.
Resources for Inquiry
Resources for Inquiry
- Library Books
- Cordilleras, pages 4 – 7, 10 – 13, 14 – 15
- The Cordillera, pages 6 – 7, 12 – 13, 20 – 25, 30 – 33
- Websites
- Cordillera Ecozone
- Geography and Climate
- Physical Regions of Canada
- Canada’s Physical Region - Knight’s Canadian Info Collection - select 'Ecozones' from the left menu
- Search for Canadian Cordillera in Images on a web browser.
Notebook
Click here to download, save to your Unit 6 Notebook, and use the Cordillera Region Chart to complete your inquiry.
Place information and images about the geography and landforms of the Cordillera Region on the organizer.
When you feel confident about the information you explored in this inquiry, complete the Lesson 1 Self-Check on the following page.