Dude, You Gotta

Move
BIOMES
BY Gabe, Hunter
Keanan, and Ikjot

OUR OPTIONS
1.

Desert- Santa Barbara

2.

Grassland- Perth

3.

Temperate Deciduous Forest- New York

4.

Permanent Ice

5.

Boreal Forest- Stockholm

6.

Temperate Rainforest- Hamilton

7.

Rainforest- Panama City

8.

Tundra- Murmansk

OUR BIOME CHART

TOP THREE PICKS

Number 3- Panama City
Biome- Rainforest
Very Affordable living
Strong, growing economy
Large amounts of pollution
Very few athletic opportunities
Lots of deadly animals

TOP THREE PICKS

Number 2-Santa Barbara
Biome- Desert
Very good climate/weather
Good economy
Low crime rate
Very little precipitation
Expensive living

TOP THREE PICKS

Number 1-Stockholm
Extremely good education
Very good economy
Very low crime rate
Affordable living
Lots of job opportunities

STOCKHOLM - EDUCATION
College and university are free but you still

have to pay rent

Sweden is one of the few countries to offer this
Sweden had the second best U-21 ranking of
national higher education in the world

STOCKHOLM - ECONOMY
Sweden is a developed export oriented diverse

economy
Their economy is aided by timber, hydropower,
and iron ore
The GDP in Sweden is estimated 552 billion and
the GDP growth is 1.5%
They have an unemployment rate of 8%

STOCKHOLM LIVING COST

Rent prices are 8.76% higher then

Squamish
Restaurant prices are 24.37% higher
then Squamish
Groceries are 1.63% lower then
Squamish

STOCKHOLM - JOBS
Stockholm has an 8% unemployment rate
A majority of the population has a steady job
Main Industries
Telecommunications equipment
Wood pulp
Paper products
Motor vehicles
Pharmaceutical products
Iron and steel

STOCKHOLM BOREAL FOREST

Biome information
Precipitation- 20-200 cm
Temperature range- average 21- (-54) C
Natural Disasters- Wildfires, Avalanche ,

Drought, Floods, Landslides

Sustainable Resources- Wood and Water
Plants- Lichens, Mosses, Coniferous Trees, Small
shrubs

ANIMALS IN THE BOREAL FOREST

Mammals- Deer, Moose, Elk, Rabbits, squirrels
Birds- Bald Eagle, Snowy Owl, Canadian Goose
Predators- Wolverine, Black Bear, Bobcat, Cougar, Wolf,

Coyote

STOCKHOLM HEALTH CARE

Health care in Sweden is mainly government

funded
The standard of health care is very high
When certain amounts of money are spent on
prescription medicine the government covers it
for the rest of the year
The health care system is managed on three
levels: national, regional, and local

BOREAL FOREST GEOGRAPHY

Vast stretching forests of coniferous trees located south

of the tundra
Northern parts of the boreal forest contain a permafrost

layer in their soil

The boreal forest receives heavy snowfall in the winter
The permafrost and rocks in the ground prevent water

drainage which creates bogs or muskegs

These bogs appear to be solid ground because they are

covered in grasses and moss but are actually wet and

spongy

STOCKHOLM - POLLUTION
Very little pollution goes on in Stockholm
Sweden was an early adapter to sustainable thinking in

1960
All tap water in Sweden is drinkable
Sweden has been a huge role model in water

management
Stockholm won a prize for its contribution to conserving

and protecting its water resources

STOCKHOLM - ATHLETICS
Sweden is a very successful Olympic nation
Stockholm is full of athletic opportunities such as soccer,

cycling, hockey, curling, skiing, luge, snowboarding and

pretty much all winter sports
Sweden has a professional hockey league and a

professional soccer league

Last year Stockholm hosted the world championship

hockey tournament

STOCKHOLM - GEOGRAPHY
The entire city of Stockholm is spread out over 14

different islands which all vary in size

The city is a mixture of city and suburb along with

thriving business and shopping centers, plus quiet

neighborhoods

STOCKHOLM CITY FACTS

Population- 789,024
Government- Representative Democracy
Altitude- 52 meters above sea level
Currency Conversion- 1 Canadian dollar to 6.53 Swedish

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