British Columbia. Location Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and Rocky Mountains Separated from Alberta by Great Divide (geographical boundary that determines.

British Columbia

LocationSurrounded by the Pacific Ocean and Rocky

Mountains

Separated from Alberta by Great Divide (geographical boundary that determines

whether running water flows east Hudson's Bay or West into the Pacific

Ocean

Population is mainly clustered in southwestern corner

Physical Features Highest Point: Fairweather Mountain, 4,663m/ 15,299ft

Lowest Point: Pacific Ocean, sea level

Breathtaking landscaping like: mountains to climb, rivers to run, beaches to comb, forests to hike

British Columbia is famous for its spectacular mountains and beautiful coastal scenery

Climate

Climate in British Columbia is influenced by latitude, the Pacific Ocean. This diversity causes wide

variations in average rainfall, snowfall, temperature and even

hours of sunshine (somtimes in very short periods of time)

WinterWinter on the coast are temperary, if it

snows it doesn't stay long

Most of B.C's interior, on the other hand, experiences freezing temprates and snow

lasting from November to March (full winter wear necessary for comfort: a heavy coat, a warm hat and gloves)

Spring and Fall

Spring and Fall can be fairly warm and pleasant, esecailly in June and

September.Day time temperatures-particuly in southwestern BC and south

Summer

Summer are are hottest in BC's interior particrlarly in the southwestern corner

Regions

British Columbia only has 2 regions and they are the Cordillera and a small part in

B.C. Is the Interior Plains

Parts in British ColumbiaIn British Columbia there are 6 defferent peices of land there are: Northern British Columbia, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, The

Islands, Vancouver Coast and Mountains, Thompson Okanagan, BC Rockies

4/6 of thes parts in BC have a water coast and Mountains

Northern British Columbia is the biggest part in British Columbia

Parts in British Columbia

Vancover and Whistler are located in the Vancover coast and Mountains

Victoria is located in The Islands (Vancover Island)

Natural Resources

Fishing

A natrual resource British Columbia has is lots of salmon fishing and fish (they are surrounded by the Pacific Ocean)

Forestry

B.C. Has half of Canada's softwood

British Columbia's forest industries record factory shipments of $9.2 billion in 2009

B.C. British Columbia is Canada's third-largest generator of hydro electricity, providing some of the lowest power costs in North

America. The province is also Canada's second-

lagest natural gas producer, and the oil and gas industry continues to see tremendous growth, particularly in north- eastern B.C. Mining was the second-largest indrstry in B.C. *Cooper, coal, natural gas, oil, zinc,

gold, silver, nickel, and iron

Forestry

B.C. has half of Canada's softwoodBritish Columbia's forest industries record factory shipments of $9.2 billion in 2009

Agriculture

PlantsApples, Apricots, Asparagus, Beans, Belgian

Endive ( Witloof ), Blue Berries, Cabbage, Canola, Carrots, Cherries, Hazelnuts, Herbs,

Pears, Mushrooms, Potatoes, Forage and Seeds(Legume and Grass

Agriculture

LivestockBeef, Chickens, Dairy-Milk, Eggs, Fallow Deer, Game Birds, Goats, Hogs, Horses,

Llama and other Exotic Animals.

Fun FactsCapital city: Victoria on Vancouver Island

Population : 4.5 million (concentrated in Vancouver, population 2.3 million, and Victoria, Population 328,000)

Canada's third most populated province (after Ontario and Quebec)

Only provence in Canada to experience a “West Coast specail” : ski and golf in the same day

Fun Facts Continued

Westermost of Canada's10 provences

History: Entered Canadian confederation in 1871

Total Area: 944,735km sq/364,764mi sq

Highest Point: Fairweather Mountain, 4,663m/15,299ft

Lowest Point: Pacific Ocean, sea level

Longest River: Fraser River,1,368km/850mi

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