Lesson 9 - Soil and Natural Vegetation
Learning Goals: By the end of this lesson you will be able to
- Learn the importance of soil, climate, and vegetation regions
- Understand how all three play a key role together in Canada
- Learn the different vegetation regions in detail
Success Criteria: By the end of this lesson you will be able to
- Identify and differentiate the different characteristics of Canada's vegetation regions
- Look at soil, and climate, in these vegetation regions
See below for other key findings from the IPCC’s report:
- In 2019, concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere were higher than at any time in at least two million years
- Global surface temperature was 1.09°C higher in 2011– 2020 than 1850–1900, with a larger increase over land (1.59°C) than the oceans (0.88°C)
- It is virtually certain (99-100 per cent probability) that hot extremes (such as heat waves) have become more frequent and intense across most land regions since the 1950s
- Global temperatures will continue to rise until at least 2050, even if greenhouse gas emissions were to stop today
- Global mean sea level has risen by 20 cm between 1901–2018
- Human influence is very likely (90-100 per cent probability) the main driver of the global retreat of glaciers since the 1990s
- In 2011–2020, annual average Arctic sea ice area reached its lowest level since at least 1850
- In the past 40 years, it is likely (66-100 per cent probability) that the global proportion of major (Category 3–5) tropical cyclone occurrence has increased
Assessment -As- Class discussion
What lies beneath melting glaciers and thawing permafrost?
Across our planet the ice is rapidly disappearing from mountain tops, poles, seas and tundra.
As is melts it exposes new surfaces, new opportunities and new threats.
Make a flow chart to show the opportunities and threats.
Students to complete this after you've finished all activities/tasks in today's lesson.