Notes

population- 1.272 million (Jan 1, 2014)

area- Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province. The province, with an area of 649,950 square kilometres, has a largely continental climate, with thousands of lakes and many rivers.

population density- The land area of Manitoba is 552,329.52 square kilometres with a population density of 2.2 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the national land area of 8,965,121.42 square kilometres with a population density of 3.7 persons per square.

ecozone- Canada is comprised of 20 ecozones — 15 ecozones make up terrestrial Canada and 5 make up the marine waters bordering Canada. An ecozone is an area of the earth’s surface that represents a large ecological zone and has characteristic landforms and climate. Each ecozone is distinguished from others by its unique mosaic of plants, wildlife, climate, landforms and human activites. There are 5 ecozones comprising Manitoba including: the taiga shield, the Hudson plains, the boreal shield, the boreal plains and the prairies.

landforms-Known by sportsmen as the "Province of Lakes," Manitoba is mostly flat land, with some hills and small mountains southwest.
-The Canadian Shield covers about half of Manitoba, a generally level landscape of plains and plateaus, covered by large areas of coniferous (evergreen) forests, all crisscrossed by rivers and many large lakes.
-Manitoba is blanketed by rivers and hundreds of lakes, especially central and south

climate- Manitoba has a moderately dry climate with sharp seasonal temperature changes. Winter temperatures of -40 °F (-40 °C)

wildlife- Caribou, Arctic foxes, martens, wolves, otters, lynx, red squirrels, and mink live in the northern forests; deer, moose, cougars, elk, black bears, beavers, weasels, raccoons, red foxes, coyotes, and muskrats inhabit the more southerly areas. Polar bears roam along Hudson Bay. Grouse, prairie chickens, and other game birds live in the uplands, and millions of geese and ducks breed in Manitoba’s sloughs and ponds. Fish include bass, pickerel, sauger, pike, trout, and whitefish. Beluga whales inhabit Hudson Bay.