Landform Regions of Canada
The Hudson Bay Lowlands
The Canadian Shield
The Interior Plains
The Innuitian Mountains
The Arctic Lowlands
The Western Cordillera
St.Lawerence Lowlands
The Appalachians
Formed during the Paleozoic Era
Formed during the Mesozoic Era
The topography consists of rounded hills and glaciers
Rock types are mainly Sedimentary rocks
Vegetation is north of the tree line and contains some Tundra vegetation
Resources have not yet been exploited
Formed during the Paleozoic/Mesozoic Era's
The topography consists of flat low lying land
Contains mostly Sedimentary rock
North of the tree line and contains Tundra vegetation
The harsh climate doesn not permit many human activities
Formed during the Paleozoic/Mesozoic Era's
The landscape consists of marshes, swamps, and bogs
The main rock type is Sedimentary rock
Marshes and muddy vegetation
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Lingnite, oil, and fossil fuels are all mined
Began in the Mesozoic Era and continued into the Cenozoic Era
Landscape is dominated with plateaus, valleys, and mountains
The main rock type is Sedimentary rock
Vegetation varies depending on altitudes
Farming, Logging , mining, and tourism takes place in this landform region
Formed during the Paleozoic era
The landscape is flat and low lying
The main rock type is Sedimentary bed rock
The Vegetation is grassland
Agriculture and farming take place in this landform region
Formed during the Precambrian Era
The landscape consists of plateuas and flat rounded hills
The main types of rocks are igneous and metamorphic rocks
A Boreal forest lies within this region
Mining and tourism are the main human actiities in this landform region
Formed during the Paleozoic and Cenozoic Era's
It is a rolling landscpae with plains and glacial hills
Paleozoic Sedimentary rocks have been shaped throughout the Cenozoic Era
Consists of a mixed forest
Contains Canada's largest and most populated cities
Rolling mountains and hills domminate the landscape
The main rock type is Sedimentary rock
Contains a mixed forest
Coal and minerals are plentiful and
are also located near the atlantic ocean