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| Two and a half million people live in this ecozone, and the population continues to grow by leaps and bounds. |
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| Geologically, this region is a mix of sedimentary and igneous bedrock. |
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| Glaciation has left its mark, flattening the landscape and leaving deposits from inland seas left behind by melting glaciers. |
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| This ecozone is one of the most inhospitable in Canada. Summer temperatures range from -2 degrees in the mountains, but winter brings temperatures as low as -35ºC in the north. |
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| Extending over most of the arctic islands, this is the coldest and driest part of the country. |
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| Extremely few people (only about 10 000) live here, and the majority of the population is Inuit. |
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| Most of the ecozone is covered with steep mountains and narrow valleys, although the northwest contains wetlands and rolling hills |
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| Most settlements in the Taiga Plains are located by rivers, and most of the landscape has been virtually untouched by human activity. |
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| This ecozone has short summers with long days and cold, long winters with long nights. |
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| Mountains and plateaus are the dominant features |
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| For the past fifty years oil and gas has been the major economic focus in Alberta. |
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| This is the most diverse of the country's ecozones in all respects. |
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| The Hudson Plains are notorious for their populations of biting insects. |
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