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Catalogue Entry: Age of Rocks
The geologic time scale divides the 4.6 billion years of earths history into hierarchy of time periods. Every layer of rock corresponds to a specific time in the history of the... -
Catalogue Entry: Wetlands and Forests
Wetlands are areas characterized by relatively shallow water. These areas play an extremely important role in Canada's ecology. Canada has one of the largest areas in the world... -
Catalogue Entry: Tree Species by Ecoregion
This map shows the number of tree species by ecoregion.There are about 180 species of trees in Canada. More tree species are found in Southern Ontario and along the St. Lawrence... -
Catalogue Entry: Terrestrial Ecozones (forests)
Ecozones are broad ecological zones on the earth's surface and cover a large range of ecosystems such as temperate forest, mountain ranges, grassland, taiga, arctic tundra,... -
Catalogue Entry: Plant Hardiness Zones
Nine zones indicate the areas where various trees, shrubs and flowers are most likely to survive. These zones are calculated based on average climatic conditions and altitude of... -
Catalogue Entry: Land Cover
This map shows the distribution of land cover types across Canada, based on satellite data obtained in 1995. The land cover map contains 31 classes: 12 forest; 3 shrubland; 7... -
Catalogue Entry: Forested Ecozones
In Canada, there are 20 ecozones, consisting of 15 terrestrial and 5 marine units. The vegetation varies from one ecozone to another. Forests cover totally or partially nine... -
Catalogue Entry: Sawmills
Sawmilling is an important Canadian industry. Its plant locations are widely scattered across Canada, predominantly in the coniferous forest region. This map shows sawmills... -
Catalogue Entry: Productive Forest Land Use
Forty-five percent of the Canadian territory is forested corresponding to 417.6 million hectares. There are 234.5 million hectares of commercial forests and 0.4% is harvested... -
Catalogue Entry: Forest-Reliant Communities, 1996 - Education Index
The education index is a measure of the proportion of the population 15 years of age and over who have post-secondary qualifications compared to the Canadian proportion meeting... -
Catalogue Entry: Forest-Reliant Communities, 1996 - Income Index
The income index compares the average employment income value of each community to that for Canada. The value for Canada as a whole is set at 1.00. The range of the index is... -
Catalogue Entry: Forest-Reliant Communities, 1996
This map indicates the degree of reliance of each of the 298 communities on forest-related industries. The index range spans the complete range from 50% up to 100% with most... -
Catalogue Entry: Forest-Reliant Communities, 1996 - 5 Year Mobility Index
The 5-year mobility measures the percentage of the population aged five years or older who moved (changed address) in the five years preceding Census Day, 1996. The values are... -
Catalogue Entry: Forest Industry Generating Stations, 1997
This map depicts the 77 electrical generating plants operated by forest-based industries. These industries are defined using the North American Industrial Classification. These... -
Catalogue Entry: Population Distribution and Forested Areas
This map shows the population distribution in 1996 relative to the distribution of the forests. Even if forests are very important for Canadians from a cultural, spiritual and... -
Catalogue Entry: Aboriginal Population and Forested Areas
This map shows the distribution of the Aboriginal population (including Indians, Métis and Inuit) in comparison to the location of forests. More than a quarter of the Aboriginal... -
Catalogue Entry: Protecting Forests
Approximately 7.6% of Canada's forest land is located in protected areas. Over 95% of protected forests are totally protected and the rest reflect degrees of human intervention... -
Catalogue Entry: Model Forests
Canada's Model Forest Program is an initiative to build partnerships towards achieving sustainable forest management. The network is composed of eleven model forests. Each model... -
Catalogue Entry: Presence of Humans in Forests - Kilometres of Roads
Increases in population, urbanisation and the development of the road network have replaced large forested lands and have created pressures on the remaining forests (or... -
Catalogue Entry: Presence of Humans in Forests - Population Density
Increases in population, urbanisation and the development of the road network have replaced large forested lands and have created pressures on the remaining forests (or...