Interior Plains Essay

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Interior Plains Description Sanya Khindaria The Interior Plains is a region in west-central Canada, in the Mountain and Central time zones. It is the fourth largest region of Canada. Majority of the Interior Plains is prairie land with lots of flatlands. The total area of this region is 1, 900, 000 km². Approximately nineteen percent of Canada’s population lives in the Interior Plains region. This region includes certain points of interests and attractions such as city areas like downtown Calgary and natural sightseeing areas like the Rocky Mountains. The majority of the Interior Plains is prairie land, with many trees and grass. Most of this area is wide, open spaces and flat land. Some of the animals living here include deer, wolves, and …show more content…

Livestock in this region include cattle, pigs, poultry, etc. There are also vegetables such as wheat, barley, oats, flax, canola, mustard, potatoes, corn, and sugar beets. In the Interior Plains, during winter it is cold and lasts long. In summer, it is hot and lasts short. Winters in the Interior Plains can go as cold as -30°C and summers can be as hot as 30°C. The reason why it can get very cold in winters is that this region is near a cold ocean current. Interior Plains get the least precipitation in comparison to the other regions of Canada. This is because the westerly winds travel in the direction of west to east and the majority of the Interior Plains region is on the leeward side of the mountain. When moist air is forced to rise, it causes precipitation on the windward side. However, after the precipitation on the windward side occurs, there is only a little moisture in the air on the leeward side. This causes low precipitation on the leeward side of a mountain, where most of the Interior Plains are, especially south-western areas. Approximately, the amount of precipitation in this region is between 300mm and 500mm. South-west Interior Plains is the driest area of the region. On average, there

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