Landform Regions Test Flashcards
What are the five provinces and territories of the interior plains?
Northwest territories, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia
What 9 provinces/territories are in the Canadian Shield
Ontario, Quebec, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Newfoundland and Labrador, Manitoba, Saskatchewan,
Topography what does the interior plains look like and major features
Rolling Hills, escarpments, River valley
What is the topography of the Canadian shield
Low round hills, lots of lakes, ponds, and rivers
How many years ago was the interior plains formed and what era was it created in?
Started 1.9 billion years ago and lasted for 500 million years. Paleozoic and Mesozoic.
Age/Era when the interior formed
Precambrian era
4.28 billon years old
How was the interior plains formed
Sedimentary rock eroded from the Canadian Shield creating sedimentary layer in the interior plains
Process of how the interior plains were formed
Formed from plate tectonics, erosion, and glaciation
Location of the G.L.S.L.L. ‘S
Ontario and Quebec
Topography of the G.L.S.L.L. ‘S
Flat lands, gently rolling hills
What are the five provinces and territories that the Hudson Bay and arctic low lands are located in?
Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Nunavut, Northwest territories.
Topography what does the land look like in the major features?
Covered by swampy forest and vegetation, three lays plain with cold dry climate
What era was the G.L.S.L.L.’S formed in
Palaeozoic era
What era was the Hudson Bay and arctic low lands formed?
Paleozoic era
Process of how the G.L.S.L.L.’S was formed
Glaciers melted and created valleys & rolling hills in the land
How was the Hudson Bay and arctic low lands formed?
The Arctic ball lands formed from tectonic plate movement and Hudson Bay sediments from the last Ice Age
What 4 provinces are in the Appalachian’s region
Pei, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec
Age/era or when the Appalachian’s were formed
300 million years ago/ In the Palaeozoic era
Topography of the Appalachians
Rounded hills, inter mountains, deep gorges
What are the two provinces and territories of the Innuitians?
Nunavut Northwest Territories.
Process of how the Appalachian’s were formed
North America & African plate collided
Process of how the western cordillera was formed
Pacific and North American palate collided
Topography what does the Innuitians look like?
Ice covered sharp peaked mountains.
era(s) of when the western cordillera was formed
Mesozoic and Cenozoic
What age was there Innuitians when it was formed and what era was it formed in?
Mesozoic era and 330 million years ago
Location of Western Cordillera what are the 2 provinces
British Columbia and Alberta
Topography what does the western cordillera area look like?
Rivers, valleys, plateaus, and vast forests
