1. Hudson Plains

2. Landforms
The land here is flat causing poor drainage which results in marshes and bogs
The bedrock slopes gradually towards the Hudson bay

3. Climate
Because of the poor drainage the Hudson Plains is one of the largest continuous wetlands in the world
The average summer temperature is 11oC but in the winter the temperature is usually -18oC
Precipitation ranges from 400mm in the northwest to 800mm in the southeast
the Hudson Bay’s waters moderate the temperatures in the summer and winter

4. Vegetation In the northernmost part it is just treeless tundra
Taiga trees are more common at the southern edges of the marshlands
But because the drainage here is poor the trees only grow in the drier northern parts in between the tundra and the marshes
species are black spruce, white spruce, tamarack, balsam poplar, dwarf birch, paper birch, shining willow, Bebb willow, and trembling aspen other than that the only real vegetation are bushes, shrubs,lichen , moss and other marsh plants such as reeds

5. Soils
The soil is based mainly of permafrost allowing only the toughest of plants to grow there

6. Population and Major cities
Roughly 10,000 people live in this Eco zone
The two major cities in the Hudson plains Eco zone are Moosonee and Churchill

7. Interesting Facts
The Hudson Plains are notorious for there populations of biting insects