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Canadian Landform regions (Canadian shield (Largest land form in…
Canadian Landform regions
Innuition mountains
Formed during the mesozoic era
Rock types comprises of sedimentary rocks
Landscape comprises of rounded hills and glaciers
Vegetation is north of the treeline comprising of tundra vegetation(grass,bushes/shrubs,etc)
Resources have not bee exploited yet(harsh weather)
Arctic lowlands
Formed during the Paleozoic era/Cenozoic era
Mostly flat and low lying land.
Vegetation is north of the tree line with tundra vegetation
Harsh climate does not permit many human activities
Hudson bay lowlands
Marshy and moldy vegetation
Lignite(a form of coal),oil and fossil fuels are all mined
The rock type in the area are sedimentary rocks
Landscape consists of marshes,swamps and bogs
Formed during the Paleozoic era
Great lakes and St.lawrence lowlands
Formed during the Paleozoic and Cenozoic era
Comprises of plains and glacial hills
Paleozoic sedimentary rocks have been shaped through the Cenozoic era
St.lawrence lowlands consists of a mixed forest
Land form region contains the largest and most populated cities
Appalachian mountains
Mountain range runs down the east coast of Canada and partially into the USA
Formed during the Paleozoic era
Hills and mountains dominate the landscape
The rocks types in the area are sedimentary
Interior plains
Formed during the Paleozoic era
Landscape is flat and low-lying
Vegetation is grassland(prairie)
Rock types comprise of sedimentary rocks
Agriculture and farming take place in this area
Western Cordillera
Formed during the Paleozoic era and continued into the Cenozoic era
The landscape is dominated with plateaus,valleys and mountains
The main rock type in the area is sedimentry rock
Vegetation density depends on the attitude
Farming,mining,logging and tourism(lots of tourism) takes place in the region
Canadian shield
Largest land form in Canada(takes about half the country
Formed in the Precambrian era
The landscape consists of plateaus and flat and rounded hills
The rock types in the region are igneous and metamorphic
A boreal forest lies within this region
Mining and tourism are the main human activities in the region