Transcript Landform Regions

LANDFORM REGIONS
CANADIAN SHIELD
CANADIAN SHIELD
CANADIAN SHIELD
• Area: 4.8 million km2 (48% of Canada)
• Rocks: some of the world’s oldest, mostly
igneous and metamorphic rocks
• Topography: flat with rounded hills of rock
• Very thin soil on a bedrock
CANADIAN SHIELD
NATURAL RESOURCES
•Gold, silver, copper, iron, zinc,
amethyst, cobalt, platinum, nickel,
lead
•Many forests…pulp and paper
industry…hunting
•Water
CANADIAN SHIELD
CANADIAN SHIELD
CANADIAN SHIELD
CANADIAN SHIELD
CANADIAN SHIELD
CANADIAN SHIELD
CANADIAN SHIELD
CANADIAN SHIELD
CANADIAN SHIELD
GREAT LAKESST.LAWRENCE
LOWLANDS
GREAT LAKES-ST.LAWRENCE
LOWLANDS
Area: 180 000 km2 (1.8% of Canada)
Smallest landform region in Canada.
Most densely populated region of Canada.
Rocks: sedimentary rocks
Topography: flat plains with glacial hills and
deep river valleys
 Resources: limestone, sand, gravel
(construction material).
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– St-Lawrence river: commerce
GREAT LAKESST.LAWRENCE
LOWLANDS
GREAT LAKES-ST.LAWRENCE
LOWLANDS
GREAT LAKES-ST.LAWRENCE
LOWLANDS
GREAT LAKES-ST.LAWRENCE
LOWLANDS
INTERIOR PLAINS
INTERIOR PLAINS
INTERIOR PLAINS
1,8 million km2 (18% of Canada)
INTERIOR PLAINS
Rocks: sedimentary rocks
Topography: rolling hills and deep, wide river
valleys
Resources: Saskatchewan (potash)
 Agriculture : wheat, barley, cattle.
 Oil and gas
INTERIOR PLAINS
INTERIOR PLAINS
INTERIOR PLAINS
INTERIOR
PLAINS
INTERIOR PLAINS
INTERIOR PLAINS
HUDSON BAY-ARCTIC
LOWLANDS
HUDSON BAY-ARCTIC LOWLANDS
 Area: 320 000 km2 (3.2% of
Canada)
 Rocks: sedimentary rocks
 Topography: series of islands with a
gently rolling landscape and swampy
forests
 Soil frozen most of the year (permafrost).
HUDSON BAY-ARCTIC LOWLANDS
Natural resources: hydro-electricity, lignite
(coal), oil and natural gas
HUDSON BAY-ARCTIC LOWLANDS
HUDSON BAY-ARCTIC LOWLANDS
HUDSON BAY-ARCTIC LOWLANDS
HUDSON BAY-ARCTIC
LOWLANDS
HUDSON BAY-ARCTIC
LOWLANDS
HUDSON BAY-ARCTIC
LOWLANDS
HUDSON BAY-ARCTIC
LOWLANDS
APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS
APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
• Area 360 000 km2 (3.6% of Canada)
• Rocks: sedimentary rocks
• Topography: rolling mountains and hills,
separated by wide glacial valleys
• Oldest mountains in Canada
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
RESOURCES:
• In certain regions, magma infiltrated the
sedimentary rocks to create igneous rocks
(Copper in Murdocville).
• Many forests…(wood, pulp and paper industry)
• Many mines…(coal, iron and zinc)
• The fertile valleys are ideal for agriculture.
• Commercial fishing (shrimps, cod)
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
INNUITIAN
MOUNTAINS
INNUITIAN MOUNTAINS
• Rocks: sedimentary rocks.
• Topography: mountains with jagged peaks.
• Due to the altitude and the proximity to the
North Pole, the mountains are covered in
snow and ice.
• Barren
RESOURCES:
• Some mines (coal, iron and
zinc)…costly…remote
INNUITIAN MOUNTAINS
INNUITIAN MOUNTAINS
WESTERN CORDILLERA
WESTERN CORDILLERA
WESTERN CORDILLERA
• Area: 1,6 million km2 (16% of Canada).
• Rocks: sedimentary, metamorphic and
igneous rocks.
• Topography: Mountains, plateaus, valleys
and plains
• Varied climate and soil, due to varied
topography
LA CORDILLÈRE DE L’OUEST
• The region consists of 2 mountain:
– Rocky and Columbia Mountains (Eastern)
– Coast and Island Mountains (Western)
Resources:
• Fossils, coal, copper, gold, zinc
• Agriculture: Okanagan Valley
WESTERN CORDILLERA
WESTERN CORDILLERA
WESTERN CORDILLERA
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
WESTERN CORDILLERA
WESTERN CORDILLERA