Region
Landform Region
Escarpment
Ecozone
Biome
Climate
Glacial Period
Plateau
Transition Zone
Boundary
Quiz #3
Complete the Quiz. Tomorrow you will need to know 8
terms for the quiz.
Directions: Complete the chart below, by selecting six (6) terms of your
choice and writing out their definitions. Good Luck!
NAME: ___________________
TERM
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
DEFINITION
1.What are 7 characteristics that
make one region different from
another?
Soil, Vegetation, Climate, Landforms, Animals, Economic Activities,
Cultural Activities
2.Which Landform Region do we
live in?
Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Lowlands
Canada’s Landform
Regions
Using your textbook and the worksheet provided,
complete the information for Landform Regions #1-2
(15 mins)
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1. The Canadian Shield was formed in
stages when massive volcanoes erupted
from the sea. Then erosion flattened the
mountains creating the shield.
Landform Region #1: Canadian
Shield
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2. Igneous rock is formed from molten
magma (fire and heat). When the
mountains were being formed the
pressure on the minerals (gold, silver, and
nickel) and the heat from the magma
formed the rocks.
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3. Some resources found in the Canadian
shield are:
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Minerals (gold, silver, and nickel)
Mining
Hydroelectric power
Forestry
Farmland
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1. Ontario and Quebec
Landform Region #2: Great Lakes
– St. Lawrence Lowlands

2. During the ice
ages, ice sheets
moved south,
pushing earth and
rock along with
them. Glaciers
scraped out basins,
which filled with
water as the
glaciers melted.
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3. This is a low
lying area which is
very flat.
Continue with Landform Regions 3-4
Appalachians and Interior Plains
(15 mins)
1. Aboriginal hunters and fishers were the first
inhabitants.
 2. The fertile soils of Prince Edward Island and New
Brunswick.
 3. People mostly lived along the coasts of the island
provinces. People tend to live near the water.
 4. Lowlands – A, Low Mountains - B

Landform Region #3: Appalachians
** Oldest Mountains (and mountain range) in Canada**
1. Sedimentary Rock
 2. Fossilized sea life which was chemically
changed into oil and natural gas.
 3. Missouri Coteau, Manitoba Escarpment
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Landform Region #4: Interior Plains
Continue with Landform Regions 5-6
Western Cordillera and the Innuitians
(15 mins)
1. Coast Range, Interior Plateau, Rocky
Mountains
 2. Fig. 2.16: Geologic formation of the
Western Cordillera: a) folding of the Rocky
Mountains
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Landform Region #5: Western Cordillera
Resource
Location
Coal Deposits
1. Rocky Mountains
Metallic Minerals
1. Coast Range
2. Interior Plateau
Forests
1. Rocky Mountains
2. Coast Range
3. Interior Plateau
Orchards
1. Interior Plateau
1. Appalachians, Rockies, Innuitians
 2. They know this because there are oil
and gas deposits there.
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Landform Region #6: Innuitians
Region
Landform Region
Escarpment
Ecozone
Biome
Climate
Glacial Period
Plateau
Transition Zone
Boundary
QUIZ #4
Complete the Quiz. Tomorrow you will need to know all
10 terms.
Directions: Complete the chart below, by selecting eight (8) terms of your
choice and writing out their definitions. Good Luck!
NAME: ___________________
TERM
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
DEFINITION
Continue with Landform Region 7
The Arctic
(10 mins)

1. The Arctic Region is mostly made up of
islands formed from sedimentary rock.
The surface is very stony and has very
little vegetation.

2. a) The Yukon
b) Whitehorse
c) Ellesmere
Island
Landform Region #7: The Arctic
You will have a test on Regions in 5
days!
DATE:
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Watch the
video and
complete the
worksheet.
Begin watching “Physical Geography of
Canada” video.