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... Northern territories 507 Northwest Territories 507 Yukon Territory 510 Bibliography 511 Central provinces 486 The land RELIEF In general terms , the landform structure of Canada can be considered as a vast basin more than 3,220 miles in ...
... Northern territories 507 Northwest Territories 507 Yukon Territory 510 Bibliography 511 Central provinces 486 The land RELIEF In general terms , the landform structure of Canada can be considered as a vast basin more than 3,220 miles in ...
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... northern tundra . With long cold winters , short cool summers , and low precipitation , the soils are thin or absent , and the vegetation is sparse . The tundra is the ecosystem most susceptible to environmental damage . Because of the ...
... northern tundra . With long cold winters , short cool summers , and low precipitation , the soils are thin or absent , and the vegetation is sparse . The tundra is the ecosystem most susceptible to environmental damage . Because of the ...
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... northern regions , as much as half of the annual precipitation occurs as snow . In the south , the snowfall usually accounts for only 20 percent of the total precipitation . Mid - latitude storms , moving across Canada and up the ...
... northern regions , as much as half of the annual precipitation occurs as snow . In the south , the snowfall usually accounts for only 20 percent of the total precipitation . Mid - latitude storms , moving across Canada and up the ...
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