Transcript Canadian Landform Regions

CANADIAN
LANDFORM
REGIONS
Canada can be Divided into
7 Landform Regions:
1. Western Cordillera
2. Interior Plains
3. Canadian Shield
4. Great Lakes- St.Lawrence
Lowlands
5. Appalachian Region
6. Hudson Bay- Arctic Lowlands
7. Innuitian Mountains
Landform Regions of Canada
THE CANADIAN SHIELD
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THE CANADIAN SHIELD
REGION COVERS ALMOST
HALF OF CANADA
(including most of Nunavut,
Quebec, Labrador, Ontario,
and Manitoba, and a large part
of Saskatchewan)
THE SHIELD WAS FORMED
ABOUT 3 BILLION YEARS
AGO
Cdn Shield: DESCRIPTION
OF THE LAND
ROCKY- some of
the world’s oldest
rocks
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LOTS OF LAKES
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LOTS OF TREES
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LOTS OF RIVERS
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Cdn Shield:
RESOURCES
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MINERALS
WATER for hydroelectric
power
TREES
Underground
Mining
Above ground
mining
Hydroelectric
Power Damn
Cdn. Shield: POPULATION
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Most people live in
the southern part
Population is very
scattered
Only a few cities have
100,000 people
(Sudbury, Thunder
Bay and Saguenay)
MEDIUM
POPULATED
Great Lakes –
St. Lawrence Lowlands
GREAT LAKES –
ST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDS
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SMALLEST LANDFORM
REGION
THIS IS A LOW-LYING AREA
LOCATED NEAR THE GREAT
LAKES (ONTARIO AND
QUEBEC)
DESCRIPTION
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LARGE LAKES
TREES
FARMLAND
MANY LARGE CITIES
HAS AN ESCARPMENT (a change
in the height of land due to
erosion of soft sedimentary rock)Niagara Falls
RESOURCES
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SEDIMENTARY ROCK: Limestone rock, shale, and
sandstone are mined to provide stone and cement
for building industry.
SOIL: The area has a lot of great soil for farming.
WATER for shipping, commercial fishing, power
generation, use in factories, and for drinking
POPULATION
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HIGHLY
POPULATED
2/3 of Canada’s
population lives here
Major Cities:
Greater Toronto and
Montreal
THE APPALACHIANS
THE APPALACHIANS
THE APPALACHIANS
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THE APPALACHIAN
REGION IS MADE UP OF
NEW BRUNSWICK,
NOVA SCOTIA, P.E.I.,
NEWFOUNDLAND, AND
A SMALL PART OF
QUEBEC
DESCRIPTION
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LOW MOUNTAINS &
HILLS
FLAT PLAINS
COASTLINE
TREES
RESOURCES
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FISH: all the provinces are near the Atlantic Ocean
catch and sell fish for food.
SOIL: P.E.I. and New Brunswick have good soil for
growing food (POTATOES!).
TREES: for making paper and building things.
POPULATION
MEDIUM
POPULATION
Most people live near
the coast
 1/10 of Canada’s
population lives here
 There are only 4
cities of 100,000
people: Sherbrooke
(Que.), Halifax
(N.S.), Saint John
(N.B.), and St. John’s
(N.F.L.)
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INTERIOR PLAINS
INTERIOR PLAINS
INTERIOR PLAINS
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MOST OF ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN, AND SOME
OF NWT AND MANITOBA
THE PLAINS ARE MADE UP OF 200-MILLION-YEAR-OLD
SEDIMENTARY ROCK
DESCRIPTION
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FLAT, WIDE-OPEN AREAS
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LOTS OF FARM FIELDS
RESOURCES
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SOIL : one of the
best farming regions
in Canada
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Wheat
Cattle
OIL: Edmonton is
centre of Canada’s
oil industry
POPULATION
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MEDIUM POPULATED
Most people live in the south, near the Canada-U.S. border
2 cities in this region have populations close to 1 million:
Edmonton and Calgary
WESTERN CORDILLERA
WESTERN CORDILLERA
WESTERN CORDILLERA
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Cordillera means “Mountains” in Spanish
BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE YUKON, AND SMALL PARTS OF
ALBERTA AND THE N.W.T. MAKE UP THE WESTERN
CORDILLERA
DESCRIPTIONS
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LARGE MOUNTAINS
-(Rockies)
VALLEYS
LOTS OF TREES
LOTS OF RIVERS
RESOURCES
Rich in
Minerals and
Trees
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POPULATION
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MEDIUM
POPULATION
Most people live
the cities of
Vancouver and
Victoria
1/8 of Canada’s
population lives
here
INNUITIANS
INNUITIANS
INNUITIANS
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Nunavut and the Northwest Territories
DESCRIPTION
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LOW MOUNTAINS
GLACIERS
ROCKY
NO TREES
RESOURCES & POPULATION
RESOURCES
 OIL and GAS DEPOSITS
 ANIMALS for food (hunting)
POPULATION
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LOW POPULATION
Most people that live in this region are Inuit
HUNTING
ARCTIC
ARCTIC
ARCTIC
SERIES OF ISLANDS IN FAR NORTH
THE SURFACE OF THE LAND IS VERY ROCKY WITH VERY
LITTLE PLANT LIFE
DESCRIPTION
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MANY ISLANDS
VERY ROCKY
NOT MANY PLANTS
FLAT AND HILLY PARTS
RESOURCES & POPULATION
RESOURCES
 OIL and GAS DEPOSITS
 ANIMALS (for food)
POPULATION
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VERY LOW POPULATION
Oil Extraction
Hunting