Landform Regions of Canada
Pages 39-51 Experience Canada
1. The Canadian Shield:
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This region covers ___________ of Canada.
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The Canadian Shield began to form _________________ years ago.
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How was the Canadian Shield formed:
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Today this region is covered by thousands of ________________________________.
2. The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands:
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The area is located around the __________________________________________.
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Half of this region is located in _____________, and the other half in ______________.
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How was the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands formed:
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Much of the rock here is __________________ years old.
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Why is this region covered in deep layers of soil
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How were the Great Lakes formed
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3. The Appalachians:
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This area is located in the _________________.
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How did this region begin to form
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Explain what happened to this region later to help create its current form
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4. The Interior Plains:
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What characteristics describe this area
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How old is this area and what rock is it made up of
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As inland seas filled with sediment, fossilized sea life was chemically changed into
________________________________.
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What process created this region __________________.
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What did the ice age create in this region ________________________________.
5. The Western Cordillera:
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Which areas of Canada make up the Western Cordillera
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What are the parts of the Western Cordillera
_________________,_____________,__________________.
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Explain how each region was created
1._____________________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________________
3._____________________________________________________________________
6. The Innuitians:
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The Innuitian Mountains are younger than the _______________ and older than the
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Where are this mountains located _______________________________________.
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What evidence show that this region was once located in a warm tropical region
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This area is now covered by large ______________.
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The Arctic Lowlands:
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What is this region largely made up of __________________________________.
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How was this region formed _______________________________________________.
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The surface is very _________, with outcrops of ______ ______ and very little _____________.
_______ and _________-_______ deposits have been found near Inuvik.
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The Innuitian and arctic regions are part of what new territory _______________.