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CGC 1P1 Unit 2: Interactions in the Physical Environment
Canadian Landform Regions
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Part A: Landform Regions Review - Use pages 37-51 of the Experience Canada
textbook to answer the following questions and fill in the blanks in Part B.
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What is a region?
2. What is a landform region?
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3. Which Canadian Landform Region is the oldest?
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4. List the seven Canadian Landforms:
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Part B: Canadian Landforms (next page)
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The Canadian Shield
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1.This region covers almost
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2.It is shaped like a _______________
with Hudson Bay as a ________
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3.The Canadian Shield was formed
about ______________ years ago by
____________ _______________________.
4.Many minerals were formed in the
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igneous rock: ________________,
______________ and ________________.
5. Igneous rock is __________________________________________________________.
6. Billions of years of erosion _______________ the mountains, making it easier
to ________________ the minerals. 7. During the ice age, _____________ ______________ scraped much of the soil
from the Shield. 8. Today the region is covered by _______________________________________ and
swamps left in the hollows left by the glaciers. 9. ____________________, ______________________________ and forestry are all
important resources in this landform region. 10.The population of the Shield is widely scattered, but most people live in
__________________________________________.
11.In the summer time ___________________, ___________________ and
___________________ attracts ___________________, ___________________ and
___________________. 12.Is this region Mountain, Shield or Plains? _______________________________
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The Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands
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1.This landform region is located in a
small portion of southern ___________
and ___________________.
2.It’s ___________________ rock was
deposited in _______________ ________
as the Canadian Shield eroded. 3.Glaciers pushed ___________________
and ___________________ into the area.
4.Glaciers also scraped out huge
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basins which are now the
________________ ________________.
5. The Niagara Escarpment is made out of a hard layer of ________________ rock
formed from _________________ and other ____________________. Softer rock
______________ away and left the __________ that ________________ drops over. 6. The escarpment proves stone and cement for the ___________________
___________________ and ___________________ for people.
7. The Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands Region is very heavily ____________
especially along the major waterways. 8. ___________________ of Canada’s people live in the __________ and
___________________ areas.
9. This region is the ___________________________________ of Canada and is
famous for the ___________________ industry.
10.Prosperous ___________________ are located between the cities. This land is
threatened by _______________________. 11.Is this region Mountain, Shield or Plains? _______________________________
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The Appalachians
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1.The Appalachian region in _________
__________________ is a very popular
tourist destination. 2.The Appalachian mountains formed
__________________ years ago, by
__________________ __________________
forcing __________________ rock on
the ocean floor to __________________.
In some places _________________
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___________ squeezed into the cracks.
3. Erosion forces __________________ these mountain ranges down to a
__________________ of their original height, forming flatter __________________
__________________ in between them. 4. ______________________ drowned some lowland areas, creating a ____________
________________ with many excellent __________________ __________________. 5. Aboriginal __________________ and __________________ were the first residents
of this region. The __________________ lived on the mainland, which the
__________________ inhabited Newfoundland.
6. Today, this region has about __________________ of Canada’s total
__________________, with four cities over __________________ people. 7. Recently, problems in the fishing industry have forced many people in the
_____________________________________________ to look for work in the cities.
8. The fertile soil of _____________ and ________________________ are famous for
______________ which are sold in __________________ and __________________
markets. 9. Is this region Mountain, Shield or Plains? _______________________________
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The Interior Plains
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1.This region is the _________________
part of the country. It is described as
“__________________.” This is the
Interior Plains region - a large, wideopen area, __________________________
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2.Much of the Interior Plans is _______
-year-old sedimentary rock.
3.The inland seas filled with sediment
and _____________________ was
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chemically chained into __________________________.
4. Erosion carved the region into three __________________, divided by
escarpments in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. 5. The ice age left the Interior Plains region covered by _______________________
suitable for agriculture. 6. The Interior Plains region looks like a _____________________________________
from the air. The __________________ land was easily measured and divided
by _______________________.
7. _______________ and other field crops are grown on large farms. Large
__________________ ranches are found in dry areas of ______________________.
8. The two largest cities are, _______________ which is the centre of Canada’s
______ industry, and ________________, which is the centre of our
__________________________________ industry. 9. Is this region Mountain, Shield or Plains? _______________________________
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The Western Cordillera
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1.The Western Cordillera covers
______________________________,
_________________, and small parts of
Alberta and the ____________________.
The world cordillera means
_____________________ in Spanish. 2.This region has three parts. The
_________________ were formed by
_________________ causing folding. * Shade in the Western Cordillera on the map.
3. 65 million years ago, _____________
_________________ built the _______________________________________________.
4. Lava flowed into the area between the two mountain ranges, creating the
_________________, an area of elevated, flatter land.
5. Glacial action sharpened the mountains into _________________ and cut wide
____ - ______________ valleys between them. 6. The Western Cordillera is rich in resources. ____________________ are found
in the Rocky Mountains. _________________ _________________ are found in
the Coast Range and on the _________________ _________________. 7. _____________ cover the entire region. In the sheltered interior ____________,
_____________ and ______________ are grown.
8. One _________________ of Canada’s people live in the region, mostly around
the cities of _________________ and _________________. 9. Is this region Mountain, Shield or Plains? _______________________________
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The Innuitians
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The Innuitian Mountains are all _________________________________ rock
pushed up from the ocean floor by _________________________________.
2. The Innuitians, in Canada’s far __________, are younger than the
______________________ and older than the ______________________. 3. They are mostly located on ________________________, with some low-lying
parts on the Parry Islands and Queen Elizabeth Islands.
4. ______________________ deposits have been discovered here, good evidence
that the Innuitian region was once covered by ______________________.
5. It’s not like that anymore; now these mountains are covered by
____________________________________.
6. Is this region Mountain, Shield or Plains? _______________________________
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The Arctic
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* Shade in the Arctic on the map.
1. It would be very easy to get lost in a blizzard in the Arctic region. In fact,
many Arctic explorers died this way while searching for the __________________
_________________________ to the Pacific Ocean. 2. The Inuit, who have lived here for thousands of years, have a deep respect
_____________________________________.
3. The Arctic region is largely made up of islands formed from _______________
rock. 4. Most of the region was first scraped bare by _________________________, then
drowned by rising sea levels as the ______________________. 5. The surface is very stony, with outcrops of bare rock and very little
___________________. Oil and natural-gas deposits have been found near
Inuvik. Both the Innuitian and Arctic regions are part of the new territory of
___________________.
6. Is this region Mountain, Shield or Plains? _______________________________
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