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Region Physical Features Human Activities/ Resources Major PopulationCentres

Types of Rock/ SurfaceMaterials

Formation Process

TheCanaianShiel

! olest rocks" #$%& 'illion years ol! roune hills of rock" relatively flat! many lakes an rivers

! valua'le minerals( lea" gol"nickel" copper" )inc" iamons! mining companies! ieal for recreation! canoe" fish"hunt! plentiful *ater e+cellent for hyroenergy

! Su'ury! Thompson! ,ello*knife

! mostly igneous anmetamorphic! impervious rock! very thin soilssan" gravel" clayeposite 'y glaciers

! volcanism! glaciation

-nterior Plains ! # levels of elevation separate 'yescarpment present! rolling hills" eep *ie river valleys! lan gently slopes o*n*ar from*est to east

! farming( *heat" grain" cattle! coal mining! oil an gas e+traction

! .monton!Calgary! innipeg

! thick seimentary rock! potash! eep fertile soil

! seiment eposition! ifferential erosion! glaciation

0reat 1akes2 St$1a*rence1o*lans

! 3 separate areas0rt 1ks! 4iagara .scarpment! rolling lanscape! flat plains *ith glacial hills an eep

river valleys! 0reat 1akes create 'y glaciersSt$ 11! rift valley cause 'y faulting

! *ell suite for agriculture! manufacturing inustries! inustrial an ur'an heartlan

! Toronto! Montreal

! forme fromseimentary rock fromPaleo)oic era! e+cellent soils

! seiment eposition! ifferential erosion'y glaciers

Huson 5ay!Arctic1o*lans

! flat lo* area covere 'y s*ampyforest! series of islans in Canaa6s farnorth! gently rolling lanscape

! lignite" oil" natural gas e+traction !4one ! seimentary rockresting on top ofCanaian Shiel

! erosion of CanaianShiel! seiment form intoseimentary rock

AppalachianMountains

! rolling mountains an hills! *ie glacial valleys! ro*ne coastline

!mining( coal" iron an )inc ! Halifa+! Freericton! St$ 7ohn6s

! seimentary! some igneous anmetamorphic rock! similar rocks foun inales an Scotlan

! seiment eposition! tectonic activity! foling" volcanic"faulting an glacialactivity

-nnuitianMountains

! icy mountains 3899m: in height! 'arren lanscape! younger than Appalachians

! e+ploration of minerals only at thistime ue to remote location ! none ! mostly seimentary! some igneous"metamorphic! ice an permanentsno*

! foling ue tomovement of 4$A$plate movingnorth*ars

esternCorillera

! range after range of mountainsseparate 'y plateaus an valleys! geologically young

! farming! mining!forestry! fishing! tourism

!population inscattere to*ns ancities!;ancouver! ;ictoria

! seimentary! igneous! metamorphic

! foling" faulting"volcanic activity

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TheCanaianShiel

-nterior Plains

0reat 1akes2 St$1a*rence1o*lans

Huson 5ay!Arctic1o*lans

AppalachianMountains

-nnuitianMountains

esternCorillera