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Canada can be Divided into Canada can be Divided into 7 Landform Regions: 7 Landform Regions:
1. Western Cordillera 2. Interior Plains 3. Canadian Shield4. Great Lakes- St.Lawrence
Lowlands5. Appalachian Region6. Hudson Bay- Arctic Lowlands 7. Innuitian Mountains
THE CANADIAN SHIELDTHE CANADIAN SHIELD
THE CANADIAN THE CANADIAN SHIELD REGION SHIELD REGION COVERS ALMOST COVERS ALMOST HALF OF CANADAHALF OF CANADA
(including most of Nunavut, (including most of Nunavut, Quebec, Labrador, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, Ontario, and Manitoba, and a large part and Manitoba, and a large part of Saskatchewan)of Saskatchewan)
THE SHIELD WAS THE SHIELD WAS FORMED ABOUT 3 FORMED ABOUT 3 BILLION YEARS BILLION YEARS AGOAGO
THE CANADIAN SHIELDTHE CANADIAN SHIELD
THE CANADIAN SHIELD WAS THE CANADIAN SHIELD WAS FORMED FORMED BY VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS BY VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS THAT MADE THAT MADE MOUNTAINS OUT OF THE SEAMOUNTAINS OUT OF THE SEA
THEN GLACIERS ERODED THE THEN GLACIERS ERODED THE MOUNTAINS AND MADE THEM FLATMOUNTAINS AND MADE THEM FLAT
Cdn Shield: DESCRIPTION Cdn Shield: DESCRIPTION OF THE LANDOF THE LAND
ROCKY- some of ROCKY- some of
the world’s oldestthe world’s oldest
rocksrocks LOTS OF LAKESLOTS OF LAKES LOTS OF TREESLOTS OF TREES LOTS OF RIVERSLOTS OF RIVERS
Cdn Shield: Cdn Shield: RESOURCESRESOURCES
MINERALSMINERALS WATER for WATER for
hydroelectric hydroelectric powerpower
TREESTREES
Cdn. Shield: POPULATIONCdn. Shield: POPULATION Most people live in Most people live in
the southern partthe southern part Population is very Population is very
scatteredscattered Only a few cities Only a few cities
have 100,000 people have 100,000 people (Sudbury, Thunder (Sudbury, Thunder Bay and Saguenay)Bay and Saguenay)
MEDIUM MEDIUM POPULATEDPOPULATED
GREAT LAKES – GREAT LAKES – ST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDSST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDS
SMALLEST SMALLEST LANDFORM REGIONLANDFORM REGION
THIS IS A LOW-LYING THIS IS A LOW-LYING AREA AREA LOCATED NEAR LOCATED NEAR THE GREAT LAKES THE GREAT LAKES (ONTARIO AND (ONTARIO AND QUEBEC)QUEBEC)
GREAT LAKES – GREAT LAKES – ST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDSST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDS
THIS AREA WAS FORMED FROM THE THIS AREA WAS FORMED FROM THE SEDIMENT THAT WAS ERODED FROM SEDIMENT THAT WAS ERODED FROM THE CANADIAN SHIELD THE CANADIAN SHIELD
THE SEDIMENT WAS DEPOSITED INTO THE SEDIMENT WAS DEPOSITED INTO THIS AREA AND FILLED UP THE THIS AREA AND FILLED UP THE ANCIENT SEASANCIENT SEAS
LATER THE SEDIMENT TURNED INTO LATER THE SEDIMENT TURNED INTO SEDIMENTARY ROCKSEDIMENTARY ROCK
DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION LARGE LAKESLARGE LAKES TREES TREES FARMLANDFARMLAND MANY LARGE CITIESMANY LARGE CITIES HAS ANHAS AN
ESCARPMENESCARPMENT T (a (a change in the change in the height of land due height of land due to erosion of soft to erosion of soft sedimentary rock)- sedimentary rock)- Niagara FallsNiagara Falls
RESOURCESRESOURCES SEDIMENTARY ROCK:SEDIMENTARY ROCK: Limestone Limestone
rock, shale, and sandstonerock, shale, and sandstone are are mined tomined to provide provide stone and stone and cement for building industrycement for building industry..
SOIL:SOIL: The area has a lot of great The area has a lot of great soilsoil for farmingfor farming..
WATERWATER for shipping, commercial for shipping, commercial fishing, power generation, use in fishing, power generation, use in factories, and for drinkingfactories, and for drinking
POPULATIONPOPULATION
HIGHLY HIGHLY POPULATEDPOPULATED
2/3 of Canada’s 2/3 of Canada’s population population lives lives herehere
Major Cities: Major Cities: Greater Greater Toronto Toronto and Montrealand Montreal
THE APPALACHIANSTHE APPALACHIANS POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATIONPOPULAR TOURIST DESTINATION PLATES COLLIDING CAUSED THE PLATES COLLIDING CAUSED THE
SEDIMENTARY ROCK TO PUSH UPWARD SEDIMENTARY ROCK TO PUSH UPWARD AND MAKE MOUNTAINSAND MAKE MOUNTAINS
THEN EROSION CAUSED THESE THEN EROSION CAUSED THESE MOUNTAINS TO GET SMALLER AND MOUNTAINS TO GET SMALLER AND MADE SOME FLAT AREASMADE SOME FLAT AREAS
THE APPALACHIANSTHE APPALACHIANS THE APPALACHIAN THE APPALACHIAN
REGION IS MADE REGION IS MADE UP OF UP OF NEW NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA, P.E.I., SCOTIA, P.E.I., NEWFOUNDLAND, NEWFOUNDLAND, AND A SMALL PART AND A SMALL PART OF QUEBECOF QUEBEC
DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION
LOW MOUNTAINS LOW MOUNTAINS & HILLS& HILLS
FLAT PLAINSFLAT PLAINS COASTLINECOASTLINE TREESTREES
RESOURCESRESOURCES FISHFISH: : all the provinces are near the Atlantic all the provinces are near the Atlantic
Ocean catch and sell fish for food.Ocean catch and sell fish for food. SOILSOIL: : P.E.I. and New Brunswick have P.E.I. and New Brunswick have good soil good soil
for growing foodfor growing food (POTATOES!). (POTATOES!). TREESTREES: for making paper and building things.: for making paper and building things.
POPULATIONPOPULATION MEDIUM POPULATIONMEDIUM POPULATIONMost people live near Most people live near
the coastthe coast 1/10 of Canada’s 1/10 of Canada’s
population population lives herelives here There are only 4 cities There are only 4 cities
of 100,000 people: of 100,000 people: Sherbrooke (Que.), Sherbrooke (Que.), Halifax (N.S.), Saint Halifax (N.S.), Saint John (N.B.), and St. John (N.B.), and St. John’s (N.F.L.)John’s (N.F.L.)
INTERIOR PLAINSINTERIOR PLAINS MOST OF ALBERTA AND MOST OF ALBERTA AND
SASKATCHEWAN, AND SOME OF NWT SASKATCHEWAN, AND SOME OF NWT AND MANITOBAAND MANITOBA
THE PLAINS ARE MADE UP OF 200-THE PLAINS ARE MADE UP OF 200-MILLION-YEAR-OLD SEDIMENTARY MILLION-YEAR-OLD SEDIMENTARY ROCKROCK
THE PLAINS WERE MADE WHEN THE PLAINS WERE MADE WHEN ANCIENT SEAS WERE FILLED WITH ANCIENT SEAS WERE FILLED WITH SEDIMENT THAT WAS ERODED FROM SEDIMENT THAT WAS ERODED FROM THE CANADIAN SHIELDTHE CANADIAN SHIELD
DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION
FLAT, WIDE-FLAT, WIDE-OPEN AREASOPEN AREAS
LOTS OF FARM LOTS OF FARM FIELDSFIELDS
RESOURCESRESOURCES SOIL SOIL : one of the : one of the
best farming best farming regions in Canadaregions in Canada WheatWheat CattleCattle
OIL:OIL: Edmonton is Edmonton is centre of centre of Canada’s oil Canada’s oil industryindustry
POPULATIONPOPULATION MEDIUM POPULATEDMEDIUM POPULATED
Most people live in the south, near Most people live in the south, near the Canada-U.S. borderthe Canada-U.S. border
2 cities in this region have 2 cities in this region have populations close to 1 million: populations close to 1 million: Edmonton and CalgaryEdmonton and Calgary
WESTERN CORDILLERAWESTERN CORDILLERA Cordillera means “Mountains” in SpanishCordillera means “Mountains” in Spanish
BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE YUKON, AND SMALL BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE YUKON, AND SMALL PARTS OF ALBERTA AND THE N.W.T. PARTS OF ALBERTA AND THE N.W.T. MAKE UP MAKE UP THE WESTERN CORDILLERATHE WESTERN CORDILLERA
DURING THE DINOSAUR AGEDURING THE DINOSAUR AGE, PLATE , PLATE COLLISIONS CAUSED THE FORMATION OF COLLISIONS CAUSED THE FORMATION OF THE ROCKIESTHE ROCKIES
DESCRIPTIONSDESCRIPTIONS
LARGE LARGE MOUNTAINSMOUNTAINS
--(Rockies)(Rockies) VALLEYSVALLEYS LOTS OF TREESLOTS OF TREES LOTS OF RIVERSLOTS OF RIVERS
POPULATIONPOPULATION MEDIUM MEDIUM
POPULATIONPOPULATION
Most people Most people live the cities of live the cities of Vancouver and Vancouver and VictoriaVictoria
1/8 of Canada’s 1/8 of Canada’s population population lives lives herehere
INNUITIANSINNUITIANS Nunavut and the Northwest Territories Nunavut and the Northwest Territories THE INNUITIANS FORMED WHEN THE INNUITIANS FORMED WHEN
PLATES COLLIDED AND MADE PLATES COLLIDED AND MADE MOUNTAINSMOUNTAINS
THE AREA IS MADE UP OF THE AREA IS MADE UP OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKSEDIMENTARY ROCK
RESOURCES & RESOURCES & POPULATIONPOPULATION
RESOURCESRESOURCES OIL and GAS OIL and GAS DEPOSITSDEPOSITS ANIMALSANIMALS for food (hunting) for food (hunting)
POPULATIONPOPULATION
LOW POPULATIONLOW POPULATION Most people that live in this region Most people that live in this region
are Inuitare Inuit
ARCTICARCTIC SERIES OF ISLANDS IN FAR NORTHSERIES OF ISLANDS IN FAR NORTH MOST OF THE REGION WAS SCRAPED MOST OF THE REGION WAS SCRAPED
BARE BY MOVING ICE (GLACIERS), BARE BY MOVING ICE (GLACIERS), THEN DROWNED BY WATER WHEN THE THEN DROWNED BY WATER WHEN THE ICE MELTEDICE MELTED
THE SURFACE OF THE LAND IS VERY THE SURFACE OF THE LAND IS VERY ROCKY WITH VERY LITTLE PLANT LIFEROCKY WITH VERY LITTLE PLANT LIFE
DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION
MANY ISLANDSMANY ISLANDS VERY ROCKYVERY ROCKY NOTNOT MANY PLANTSMANY PLANTS FLAT AND HILLY FLAT AND HILLY
PARTSPARTS
RESOURCES & RESOURCES & POPULATIONPOPULATION
RESOURCESRESOURCES OIL and GAS OIL and GAS DEPOSITSDEPOSITS ANIMALSANIMALS (for food) (for food)
POPULATIONPOPULATION
VERY LOW POPULATIONVERY LOW POPULATION