Landform Regions

Question 1

Great lakes st lawrence lowlands

Answer 1

-Consists of two parts separated by a thin line
-Great lakes was heavily affected by glaciation
-Stlawrence lowlands was formed by a rift valley that developed by faulting
-Located south of Canada in toronto

Question 2

The canadian shield

Answer 2

-The foundation of Canada
-Some of the oldest rocks are found there
-Located in some parts of Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland, and Nunavut

Question 3

Interior plains

Answer 3

-Part of the great plains of North America
-Parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Northwest territories

Question 4

Appalachian region

Answer 4

-Stretch from Georgia to Newfoundland
-oldest highland region in Canada
-Glaciation played a big role in erosion

Question 5

InnuitianMountains

Answer 5

-Measure up to 2500m high in Canada’s far north
-They are younger than the Appalachian’s so erosion hasn’t affected them much.
-Far north of Canada

Question 6

Western cordillera

Answer 6

-Canada’s youngest mountains
-Created by the collision of The North American and pacific Plates
-They run in a North South Direction from Bc to Yukon

Question 7

Arctic and Hudson bay lowlands

Answer 7

-Very flat and low lying area
-No farming because of permafrost
-sedimentary rock contains coal, oil, and natural gas
-Nunavut and Northwest Territories