Types of Landform Regions
Each landform region in Canada
is classified as either…
a) Highland – high elevation ex.
mountains
b) Lowland – low elevation ex. flat
land
c) Shield – base rock of Canada
Highland
Lowland
Shield
List of Landform Regions
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There are 8 different landform regions in
Canada…
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Canadian Shield
Western Cordillera
Interior Plains
Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Lowlands
Appalachians
Hudson Bay Lowlands
Arctic Lowlands
Innuitions
Classify each of the landform
regions above as either highland,
lowland or shield.
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Innuitions
Hudson Bay Lowlands
Canadian Shield
Interior Plains
Arctic Lowlands
Appalachians
Great Lakes / St. Lawrence
Lowlands
Western Cordillera