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Jasper National Park

Jasper National Park. By: Archie Powell C Period. Location. Located in the province of Alberta, Canada Largest national park in Canadian Rockies It is north of Banff National Park and west of the City of Edmonton. Spans 10,878 sq. km. Location. Weather/Climate.

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Jasper National Park

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  1. Jasper National Park By: Archie Powell C Period

  2. Location • Located in the province of Alberta, Canada • Largest national park in Canadian Rockies • It is north of Banff National Park and west of the City of Edmonton. • Spans 10,878 sq. km.

  3. Location

  4. Weather/Climate • Weather this time of year is very cold and snowy • Temperatures usually stay in the negatives and snows almost everyday • Climate consists of long summer days but an overall short season • July warmest month with temperatures around 22.5 degrees Celsius • Snowy summers

  5. Weather/Climate • Long winters with periods of cold stormy weather • January coldest month with temperatures less than -9.4 degrees Celsius • Mountainous terrains consist of a variety of micro-climates • Altitude and wind are main causes • Every rise of 300 meters = 1.7 degrees Celsius

  6. Landforms • Many dramatic mountain peaks and expansive valleys, few glaciers • Highest peak in Alberta is Mt. Columbia at 3782 meters • Lowest peak in park is 985 meters above sea level near park’s east gate • Contains ranges of mountains for Continental divide • Divided into three life zones - montane, subalpine, alpine

  7. Landforms • Montane- warm, and dry found only on bottoms of the Athabasca and Miette Valleys in Jasper • Alpine- howling winds that scour the rocky earth, most intricate of the three life zones • Subalpine- dark and wet, great sweeping forest that curls around mountainsides

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  9. Waterways • Some major river systems originate in park including: North Saskatchewan River, Athabasca, and Smoky River • Many other small lakes and rivers run in and through the park • Contains many waterfalls and hot springs, ponds, marshes • Sometimes waters and waterfalls freeze because of freezing climate

  10. Vegetation • Ranges of plants related largely to the tolerances to cold, heat and drought. • Other elements that play part are climate, geology, soil, altitude • Grasslands occur in the warmest, driest portions of the park • Forests occur in moderate environments

  11. Vegetation • The trees cannot grow in cold conditions, including high altitudes above about 2200 meters • Forests do not exist in these high altitudes and are replaced by low shrub and wildflower communities.

  12. Animals 53 species of mammals Small mammals, dog family, deer family, cat family, bear family, weasel family, goat family, and she family Majority species are small mammals Wide range of environments are inhabited by various combinations of animals Climate, geology, soil, and plants, highly influence the species of animals an ecosystem provides for

  13. Animals • Some animals we are familiar with inside include: moose, deer, sheep, goat, coyote, wolf, cougar, black bear, grizzly bear, beaver, and porcupine • Park has lists of guidelines to follow to try to keep visitors safe from animals

  14. Environmental Issues • Erosion and deposition • Decline in biodiversity • Loss of montane grasslands • Overgrowth of some forested areas, especially increase in the canopy • Manage forest insects and diseases • Last year 132 animals struck and killed by drivers in park • Many More!!!

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