CGC1D0
ASSIGNMENT – The Impact of Glaciers on Canada’s Landform Regions
Using Chapter 12 of your textbook you are to answer the following questions.
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Write on a separate sheet of paper.
You may answer in point form BUT you must give an explanation . Single word answers
are not acceptable (except for Q# 2a)
DUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
1. Canadian Shield pg 132 – 133
Describe the effects of glaciers on:
a) The land’s surface material such as soil, rocks, gravel (3)
b) The drainage of the shield (i.e. How the water flows) (3)
2. The Interior Plains pg. 135
a) Name the four lakes in Manitoba which are remnants of glacial lakes. (1)
b) Why are these lakes smaller than they were in the glacial period? Why did the lakes
not disappear completely? (2)
c) How are the fertile soils of the Interior Plains related to the former glacial lake? (2)
3. The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Lowlands pg 136
a) How has the topography of this area been affected by glaciers? (3)
b) How are the Great Lakes related to the glaciers? (1)
4. The Appalachians pg. 140
a) How did glaciation play a part in the erosion of the Appalachians? (2)
b) Why does the Appalachian region have many excellent harbours? (2)
5. The Western Cordillera pg.142
a) What is a fjord? How were the fjords of British Columbia created. (3)
b) What affect do the fjords have on land transportation along the west coast? (2)
USE THE OLD EDITION OF THE TEXT TO ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTION!!
6. Depositional Features Created by Glaciation pg. 122 – 123
a) By observing the deposited materials, how can you tell which materials were
deposited directly by the glacier (ice deposits) and which materials were deposited by
glacial meltwater (meltwater deposits)? (6 marks)
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