Physiographic Regions Flashcards
1
Q
Canadian Shield Location
A
Eastern, Northwestern and Central Canada
2
Q
Canadian Shield Climate
A
- northern part has long, cold winters and short warm summers
- northern part has less than 300ml of rain and snow
- southern part has cold, snowy winters and warm summers
- southern part has 300-1500mm of rain and snow
3
Q
Mineral resources for the Canadian Shield
A
-nickel Copper Cobalt Iron ore gold zinc Silver Platinum Sulphur Diamonds Lead
4
Q
Interior planes climate
A
- long cold winters and short, hot summers
- winters able to go as low as -30 degrees
- precipitation is between 300-500 mm a year
4
Q
Interior planes mineral resources
A
-gypsum
-potash
Zinc
Sulphur
Salt
Nickel
Copper
Cobalt
5
Q
Western cordillera climate
A
- coast has mild wet and rarely snows
- interior is colder and dryer with large amounts of snow
6
Q
Western Cordillera minerals
A
- nickel
- gold
- silver
- copper
- molybdenum
- gypsum
- lead
- zinc
- asbestos
7
Q
Great Lakes- St..Lawrence lowlands climate
A
- weather can be very unpredictable
- near the Great Lakes hot and humid
- other parts have mild weather
- can get 100cm of rain each year
8
Q
Great Lakes-st. Lawrence lowlands mineral resources
A
Gypsum
Salt
9
Q
Appalachian region climate
A
-high to medium precipitation
10
Q
Appalachian region minerals
A
Zinc copper potash
11
Q
Arctic lowlands climate
A
- low average temperature
- long winters short summer
12
Q
Appalachian region minerals
A
Zinc copper potash
13
Q
Arctic lowlands climate
A
- low average temperature
- long winters short summer
