Geography In 1871 British Columbia became the sixth province of Canada with the 3rd largest land mass.British Columbia is the westernmost province In Canada and borders the Pacific Ocean but it is dominated by the Coast mountains and the Rocky mountains.
British Columbia is part of the Western Cordillera. The Western Cordillera a strand of mountains formed that stretch across the shore of the pacific ocean, some of the mountains rising up to 3000 meters in height and is approximately 800km wide. The Western Cordillera began to take shape about 200 million years ago, with the breakup of Pangea.This caused several large landmasses that were located out on the Pacific oceanic to collide and become western edge of the continent. Most of British …show more content…
386 saltwater species, 140 mammal species, 18 reptile species and 22 amphibian species. British Columbia's national animal is the Spirit Bear also known as the Ursus americanus kermodei. The Spirit Bear became the national animal in 2006 because the Spirit Bear only live in British Columbia and most Spirit Bears live on Princess Royal and Gribbell Islands along the rainforest coast.Female spirit bears weigh up to 70 kg and males can weigh up to 130kg but can reach up to 290 kg and the average spirit bear lives up to 25 years.The Spirit Bear eats salmon, wolves, and grizzly bears they also eat various types of vegetation which includes green plants, berries, insects, rodents, nuts, and …show more content…
Because British Columbia is in the Western Cordillera there are a lot of mountains and slopes. This is a very popular tourist attraction with over 35 sites to ski at. This also means that it creates a lot of jobs for people such as skiing instructors, the operators and many more jobs. Fishing and swimming is a very popular activity in Vancouver because it is along the coastline. In British Columbia there is over 20,000 km of coastline and 25,000 lakes and rivers. The chinook fish is one of the most popular fish to catch. The chinook fish weighs around 70 lb and is the prize trophy of all the fish to catch. Forestry is a popular job in British Columbia because 60 million hectares of the land is covered in trees. These trees can be used for log houses and cabins, fire wood, paper, furniture and many more items. They need people to cut down the tree, to cut into slabs and transport and many more steps that people need to do. Currently 1 in 5 jobs in BC is related to
British Columbia is part of the Western Cordillera. The Western Cordillera a strand of mountains formed that stretch across the shore of the pacific ocean, some of the mountains rising up to 3000 meters in height and is approximately 800km wide. The Western Cordillera began to take shape about 200 million years ago, with the breakup of Pangea.This caused several large landmasses that were located out on the Pacific oceanic to collide and become western edge of the continent. Most of British …show more content…
386 saltwater species, 140 mammal species, 18 reptile species and 22 amphibian species. British Columbia's national animal is the Spirit Bear also known as the Ursus americanus kermodei. The Spirit Bear became the national animal in 2006 because the Spirit Bear only live in British Columbia and most Spirit Bears live on Princess Royal and Gribbell Islands along the rainforest coast.Female spirit bears weigh up to 70 kg and males can weigh up to 130kg but can reach up to 290 kg and the average spirit bear lives up to 25 years.The Spirit Bear eats salmon, wolves, and grizzly bears they also eat various types of vegetation which includes green plants, berries, insects, rodents, nuts, and …show more content…
Because British Columbia is in the Western Cordillera there are a lot of mountains and slopes. This is a very popular tourist attraction with over 35 sites to ski at. This also means that it creates a lot of jobs for people such as skiing instructors, the operators and many more jobs. Fishing and swimming is a very popular activity in Vancouver because it is along the coastline. In British Columbia there is over 20,000 km of coastline and 25,000 lakes and rivers. The chinook fish is one of the most popular fish to catch. The chinook fish weighs around 70 lb and is the prize trophy of all the fish to catch. Forestry is a popular job in British Columbia because 60 million hectares of the land is covered in trees. These trees can be used for log houses and cabins, fire wood, paper, furniture and many more items. They need people to cut down the tree, to cut into slabs and transport and many more steps that people need to do. Currently 1 in 5 jobs in BC is related to