Well, we went to our second stop on our journey across Canada today. This stop was the city of Montreal, QB. Here's some information on that city:
Population: 3426 000
Population Density: 851/ km2
Landforms: St. Lawrence Lowlands
Climate: Great Lakes/ St. Lawrence Lowlands
Ecozone: Mixedwood plains
Closest National Park: Park National Du Mont-Saint-Bruno.
Industries: Medicines, technology, petroleum, steel, food+beverages, and tobacco.
Tourism: Museum of Archeology and History, Biodome, Art Museum.
Today was interesting. We arrived last night and went to the Biodome this morning. It was a very cool place, and I definately recommend it to anyone visiting Montreal soon. The Biodome is pretty much just a building where you can tour replicas of
America's 4 ecosystems; The Tropical Forest (South America), the Laurentian Forest (North America), the polar area (Arctic, Antarctica), and the Saint Lawrence Marine Eco-System (based on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence). The Biodome was originally constructed in 1976, for the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games, to hold cycling and judo events. After the Olympics, it was converted to the indoor ecosystems by 1992.
Another extremely intriguing attraction we visited was the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. My whole family is into art and has been for awhile, so it was only right to visit it. There were many interesting and exciting exhibits, such as the one on Pre-Columbian Art, featuring about 100 objects. There were lots of different sculptures of the art that they had done thousands of years ago, and it was very interesting how they lasted that long. It was a great day, and I'm having better hopes for this trip, but still won't let anyone know, for risk of being taunted for life.
Works Consulted:
Pop/Density: Textbook
Landforms: http://www.canadainfolink.ca
Climate: http://www.statcan.gc.ca
Ecozone: http://www4.agr.gc.ca
National Parks: http://maps.google.ca
Industries: http://www.wikipedia.org
Tourism: http://maps.google.ca
Picture and Map: http://www.dalsa.com/images/montreal_map1.jpg, http://fr.academic.ru/pictures/frwiki/66/Biodôme-Montréal.jpg
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