Canada’s Landforms (Map features in bold.) Chapter 6 Lesson1 p.162-166
Pacific Ranges
*Cascade *Coast
-Mount Fairweather
Canadian Rocky
Mountains
Great Plains
Process that forms them:
Climate and Biomes (Write your answers using summary bullets)
Describe the tundra climate region in Canada.
Identify one result of the following ocean currents:
1. Warm, northward flowing Gulf Stream
Significance of Mt. Fairweather:
Extent of the Rockies through North America:
2. Southward flowing Labrador Current
Give examples of diverse landforms found on
the plains:
3. Cold Alaska Current
What process created the arable land on the
plains?
List the energy resources found in Canada.
Describe the climate and vegetation of the southern third of Canada.
Canadian Shield
Describe the Canadian Shield in one word.
What is different about Tar Sands Crude oil and how it is processed?
What created the many lakes, rivers, and
streams on the Canadian Shield?
Hudson Bay
Appalachian Mts
Label on your map.
Process that formed the Appalachians:
Why does Canada’s Pacific coast have a marine west coast climate?
Processes that continue to shape them:
Why is the soil in this region acidic?
Mackenzie River
Great Slave Lake
Arctic Ocean
What is the connection between these three
water features?
Fraser River
Pacific Ocean
What is the connection between these two
water features?
St. Lawrence River
Why is the St. Lawrence River important?
Niagra River
Great Bear Lake
Great Slave Lake
Great Lakes
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Part of U.S. border; source of hydroelectricity
What process forms these lakes?
List mineral resources found in Canada and any major statistics.
Where is semi-arid/arid climate found in Canada? Why?
Describe a chinook.
Timber is a vital resource in Canada. What are concerns about this
resource and what is being done as a result?
What is a boreal forest? Describe the climate in this type of forest.
Define:
Fisheries:
Grand Banks:
What is the significance of this region to
Canada?
Where is subarctic climate found in this region? Describe this climate.
Overfishing:
Aquaculture: (why is it controversial?)