Influence On Where Canadians Live
Combination of Climate, Soil and Vegetation
Climate
Polar Zone
- The northern region is sparsely populated
- Difficult to transport resources
- Territory cities are barely populated
- Not much food growth, farming or job opportunities
Canada's Arctic Region
Mostly Indigenous people live in the Arctic
Arctic Map
Sparsely populated area due to climate
Climate Map
Arctic and Taiga climate regions have very few people
Energy demand changes
Cost for cooling & heating increases for different locations
Temperate Zone
- Have more significant populated areas
- Atlantic Maritime, Southeastern and Prairie regions are the most inhabited locations
- More agriculture & food growth
- They border the U.S or are surrounded by water, which creates more jobs
"In fact, people frequently choose to live or not live in a place based on its climate." - Mary Simpson
Population Graph
Provinces in the temperate region have much larger population than the territories in the polar zone. Ontario alone makes up one third of the country's population.
Annual Canadian Temperature
- Over the past decades there's a noticeable increase in temperature
- Climate affects food, jobs, housing, energy use and culture
Soil
- Rich & fertile soils create higher population
- More agriculture/farming that's done creates jobs
- Affects food growth
- Can determine location of where we build our shelter
- Frigid climate biomes aren't suited for food/crops growth
- Not enough nutrients and minerals for plant growth
- Lack of water causes plants to wilt and die
Vegetation
- Food growth is different in each climate/soil region
- Settlement occurs more near vegetation that is closer to the Earth to retrieve
- Lack of vegetation means no one will live in that location
- Canada has an abundant variety of resources and food
- Approximately 35 billion people decided to live in Canada due to the resources and opportunities