Landform Regions of Canada

Question 1

Name the 7 geographic regions of Canada:

Answer 1

1. Canadian Shield
2. Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
3. Hudson Bay/St. Lawrence Lowlands
4. Hudson Bay/Arctic Lowlands
5. Innuition Mountains
6. Western Cordillera
7. Appalation Region

Question 2

What are 4 industries practiced at the Canadian Shield?

Answer 2

1. mineral resources
2. mining and smelting
3. recreation
4. tourist industry

Question 3

Name 5 industries practiced on the interior plains?

Answer 3

1. oil and gas
2. potash mining
3. coal mining
4. agriculture
5. ranchers

Question 4

What are the 2 industries practiced in the Great Lakes region?

Answer 4

1. Agriculture

2. Manufacturing

Question 5

Name 2 industries practiced in the Appalachian region:

Answer 5

1. ocean freighters (?)

2. fishing

Question 6

What industries are practiced in the Innuitian mountains?

Answer 6

None, barren -no growth

Question 7

Name 2 industries practiced in the Cordillera region:

Answer 7

1. mining

2. tourists

Question 8

When did the Canadian shield develop?

Answer 8

Precambrian era

Question 9

When was the Appalation region formed?

Answer 9

300 m yrs ago -Paleozoic era

Question 10

When where the mountains of the Western Cordillera formed?

Answer 10

Mesozoic era during the breakup of Pangea