The abundance of fur-bearing animals in North America and demand for furs in Europe started a power struggle between the French and British (First Nations in Canada 2011). Explorers and traders relied on First Nations for their knowledge of the land and how to survive the environmental conditions found in North America (Aboriginal Treaties 2012). With First Nation’s knowledge of the interior trade routes, the French and British travelled deeper into the interior of North America (First Nations in Canada 2011). Again it was the First Nations that made the European exploration possible. Without First Nation knowledge and wisdom of the land, many explorers would have died.
Whether it is a good idea to move to Canada really depends on the reasons for coming here. If you live in Arizona and don't like the heat, it certainly is a reason for choosing a colder climate, but you don't necessarily have to go to a new country to do that. On the other hand, if you are an out of work accountant, teacher, or nurse, and you think that you stand a better chance at getting a job up in Canada, then that may be a valid reason. Most of Canada is pretty cold from November to March. If you cannot stand temperatures of 10F (-12C) or lower for parts of the year (JAN-FEB) then most of Canada will not be for you.
The purpose of this paper is to examine Desmond Morton’s article, “Canada’s Expeditionary Force: The Canadian Continent in South Africa, 1899- 1900.” Mr Morton argues that the nation did not properly take on board the hard lessons learned during the Boer War which left Canada doomed to repeat the same mistakes in future conflicts. He discusses the evolution from a militia force to a structured field force fighting an imperial war and how this was repeated in subsequent wars. All of these challenging aspects, which affected Canada’s effort and contribution, included a “national government deeply and gravely divided” [1] a lack of military focus, and inadequate leadership and a definite lack of required training. Mr Morton argues that Canada’s South African contingent suffered from a lack of leadership. The only experienced leader in the force was Lieutenant Colonel William Otter and although he was at a ripe age of 57, he was none the less the most experienced leader at that time, who gained experience in the Fenian Raids of the 1860’s and the Northwest Campaign of 1885.
Polar bears are the apex predator in Arctic marine ecosystems and are exposed to high levels of pollutants that are magnified with each step higher in the food web. Most of the pollution in the Arctic is transported northward by the large rivers draining into the Arctic and on wind and ocean currents that bring pollutants from southern latitudes. The pollutants of most concern are organochlorines that are, or were, used in industry or as pesticides. A key characteristic of the pollutants is that they are persistent in the environment and resist degradation. Unfortunately, many of the organochlorine pollutants are lipophilic or "fat loving" and bond tightly to fat molecules.
I agree with Jared Diamond’s statement in the book Guns, Germs, and Steel; “History followed different courses for different peoples because of different peoples’ environments, not because of biological differences among the peoples themselves.”(p 25) He makes his point citing several different factors that all originated with the geography of those people. Those factors include climate, food production, animal domestication, political organization, germs, technology, and literacy. The first reason Diamond gives for different environments playing a role in the history of different people is the climate. Climate plays a very important role. First, some climates, such as a cold, icy environment is extremely hard for humans’ survival even with abundant food.
(Endangered Species List) The Polar Bears live in an Arctic ecosystem as they rely on sea ice for their habitats where they can live twenty to thirty years. However, although these excellent swimmers prefer ice islands, edges of floating ice and ice floes they can occasionally be found on land located in the Arctic Circle. (Glick. D 2006) The endangerment of the Polar Bear has a negative effect on biodiversity as it will make negative changes on the Arctic food web. The Polar Bear is at the top of the food web in the Arctic and relies heavily on seals as their main food source,
history 0f snowmachines Did you Know that man had mastered flight before he mastered over the snow travel (Taylor)? The challenge of transporting people and goods across snow is what pushed the invention of the snowmobile, but before the snowmobile they made a modified model t ford with tracks on the back tires and skis latched onto the front, Canada had an advanced model of the model t snow rover theirs had two wheels in the back and they replaced the front tires with skis. (“snowmobile”). When the first snowmobile ever was made is questionable, however we do know that the first marketed and patented snowmobile was built in 1917, and it was ten feet long with a big sled type trailer thing to pull logs it was hard of steering and it had a habit of sinking through the snow, as you probably already know the modern day snowmobile has skis in the front to provide steering with a track which was made of rubber (now its made out of kevlar) in the back to provide power. (“snowmobile”) The first patent was by Carl J. Eliason, and it came out in 1927, and was made out of recycled bike parts, skis and a small engine.
Land species- species adapted to arctic climate at risk. Marine species- species dependent on sea ice, including polar bears, walruses etc. will decline. Carbon cycle changes- replacement of arctic vegetation with more forests will lead to higher productivity and increased carbon dioxide uptake, but methane emissions from warming wetlands and thawing permafrost could counterbalance this positive impact. 4.
Drilling in Alaska Some of the most amazing landscapes I have seen have been out of the Alaskan wilderness, but unfortunately it is threaten by industrial expansionists wishing to drill for “black gold” or Oil. I will be analyzing an essay from 1991 entitled The Great Alaskan Debate: Can Oil and Wilderness Mix? By Timothy Egan. In this essay he writes a well researched topic that has been in debate for years, drilling in Alaska. I will look extensively for example in which Egan simultaneously uses the pros and cons to show that Oil drilling will have a negative effect on the Alaskan environment.
Also, the nationality varied from colony to colony, leaving similarities in this category scarce. Political views in the colonies were alike in several ways, but one difference was presented in the New England colony. Among the three colonies, differences of geography were made known. The New England colonies, further north than the others, were the coldest colonies. This was beneficial for them, because the climate prevented the spread of life-threatening diseases; however, severe and freezing winters killed and weakened many New England colonists.