The 4 Canadian Biomes

There are 4 major Biomes in Canada:

1. Tundra
2. Boreal Forest
3. Temperate Forest
4. Grassland

Tundra:

The tundra biome extends from the southward part of the North Pole. There is very small amounts of Biodiversity and is very vulnerable to damage. A short summer and a harsh, long winter doesn't allow many plants to grow. This cold weather also affects the soil, as most of the soil is frozen permanently and never thaws. This is called permafrost. The active layer is on top of the permafrost and it allows plants to grow; hence its name. Permafrost prevents large trees from growing as roots are required to dig deep into the soil.

Boreal Forest:


This biome is just south of the tundra, and it covers 50% of Canada's land. Like the tundra it has a long winter and a short summer, but it has more precipitation because the temperature changes rapidly from hot to cold. The climate can't support many trees; that's why there is a lot of coniferous trees (Pine Trees, etc.). Also, coniferous trees last year-round due to the thick cuticle of transparent wax around their needles. Ferns and mosses grow underneath the shade of the conifers. This gives some shelter for insects, as well as food. From there, the food cycle can sustain.

Temperate Forest:


Located just below the boreal forest, the temperate forest area has plenty of deciduous trees (trees that have leaves that drop during fall). It also has 4 well-defined seasons, (summer, fall, winter, and spring) in comparison to the tundra or boreal biomes. There are a lot of flourishing species of animals, and plants since the growing season is long. The temperate forest has plenty of biodiversity.

Grassland:


The grassland biome covers mainly the south of the prairie provinces. It has plenty of rich soil, thus great for agriculture. The precipitation in the area is fairly low, and it does cause the occasional drought.  Animals such as bison, cattle, deer and horses inhabit this biome, as they have plenty of land to graze on. There is a fair amount of biodiversity, but due to droughts not too many plants or animals can flourish.

This is some of a LOT of information on the 4 Canadian Biomes.

KONY 2012 Cover The Night

Cover the night, hmm... more like 420 eh? Activism? More like 'lacktivism' or even vandalism. Cover the night was NOT successful. Having posters in the most awkward places, as well as 'Graffitiing' words such as KONY and COVER THE NIGHT is not really going to grab someone's attention. Besides, 100 million people have watched the video, and 200+ countries are involved. How much more ATTENTION do you need? Besides, the kits were all sold out within 2 minutes of the KONY 2012 video being released. Great cause and stuff but I mean how do you keep peeps interested in your "awareness" events if you have nothing but online print-outs. People were more concerned about their teens staying away from 420, than the KONY cause. Walking in the streets with a bunch of druggies, putting up posters, doesn't seem ideal. Bad timing, few volunteers, and dying out organization. So much for activism.

My Impression on KONY 2012.

While watching the KONY 2012 documentary...

1 minute into it: Good beginning, nice phrase at the start.

3 minutes into it: Fairly dramatic music, as well as more reasons to watch a half hour video

5 minutes into it: Speechless

10 minutes into it: Still engaged in the video. Thinking of how terrible a man Kony is.

15 minutes into it: More of the backstory towards Kony.

20 minutes into it: Whoa... I feel bad for the children facing the terrible sins of Kony.

25 minutes into it: There's a huge cost to two chunks of metal, 2 pieces of string, and a bunch of posters?

28 minutes into it: Even after explaining why funding is appreciated, why do we need him to become a celebrity? I mean George Clooney wants Kony to be well known. EVERYONE SEES CLOONEY!!!

30 minutes into it: Its over...

My opinion on the KONY 2012 organization is that it has a great cause. I see very much potential in it, and the Pros outweigh the Cons. The Pros are vast and self-explanatory. The Cons however, are fairly subtle. The money going to the TRI organization (part of KONY 2012) has not been specified, and neither has the amount needed been specified. I don't oppose the KONY 2012 organization, but the amount of money needed for the organization must be specified in order for people to feel safe giving their money to strangers.


Do watch the video in order to understand what I have said.

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