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Mixedwood Plains
Ecozone Information Centre

Ecozone: a distinct ecological region determined using its physical, biological, and human factors
Ecoregion: an area with similar enviromental conditions, such as climate, landofrms, and soil
Ecosystem: a system of a group of organisms that interact with their enviorment
Wetlands: land with swamps, marshes, and bogs
Transition zone: an area where one region's characteristic's gradually change into another
Urban sprawl: the expantion of urban areas; development around a city
Urbanization: changing land from rural to urban use
key terms
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