The Appalachian Region
The appalachian region is located on the east coast of North america, spreading from Newfoundland in Canada all the way down to Tennessee in the U.S.A. In this segment we’ll be focusing on the Canadian parts of the Appalachian region, which consists of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Landscape and Vegetation
The terrain in the Appalachian region is very rocky, with lots of vegetation such as star flowers, violets and mixed forest with dead maples, red spruce, hemlock, white pine and many more. Low mountains and flat uplands (once higher than the Rockies but no more due to erosion) formed 400 million years ago are also common land forms in the region, as well as rocky cliffs and oceans, dotted with small islands.
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Issues and solutions
1. Over fishing is arguably the biggest, most significant issue in the Appalachian Region, Taking million and millions of fish out of the Atlantic each week.
Solution. Because of how destructive Over fishing is , wildlife protection groups have put in place Quotas, limiting fishing and leaving time for the fish to reproduce. 2. Another major issue in the region in the destructive mining put in place mining away the highlands for minerals. The rubble is seeping into the water ways creating a huge issue not only with the land, but also for the drinking water. Solution. The clean water protection committee has been tracking this problem for some time, trying to stop it, and have a plan currently pending to prevent water pollution. 3. There was a social and economic crisis in Appalachia dues to lack of freeways, airways, and internet connectivity, which lead to being remote. Solution. Although it has not been 100% resolved, being the main suppler of coal and lumber takes great part in keeping the economy afloat. |
Why I think the region is today
The terrain in the Appalachian region is rocky and has mountains and forest stretched across almost the entire area, with only a small portion remaining for cities and uplands. The region is also close to the Atlantic ocean being a huge body of water, it could have had a part in the making of the mountains with erosion.
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