Canada’s Landforms

Canada’s Landform Regions Video1. What covers much of the Precambrian Shield?2. What covers the rock as you move North toward the tree line?3. The Precambrian Shield covers what percentage or fraction of

Canada as a whole?4. How were the plains areas formed?5. How far down would you go to reach bedrock in the Plains?6. The Regina Plains were once at the bottom of what feature?7. What mountains are part of the Cordilleran region?8. What is the climate like on the West Coast?9. How are the mountain peaks emerging on the West Coast?10. How do we know the Arctic Mountains are quite old?11. What is the appearance of the Appalachian Mountain range on

the East Coast now?

Canada’s Landform Regions ProjectDescribe your landform region based on the following

characteristics: Location Age Physical features of the land Climate Vegetation Wildlife Population

Explain how your landform region was created. (i.e. What processes were involved)

You are to include a pictorial representation of your landform (10 pictures minimum.)

You are to use minimum 2 resources (textbook counts as 1 resource) Please reference information

AppalachiansMaritime provinces

Population is mainly along rivers and seacoasts

Rounded hills, forest, deep soil

Asbestos, coal, salt

Great Lakes/St. Lawrence LowlandsSmallest landform region

Canada’s ‘heartland” (2/3 of population lives here)

Rolling hills, flat areas

Agriculture

Precambrian ShieldLarge mass of rocks at or near the surface

Covers half of Canada

Nickel, gold, silver, diamond, copper

Great PlainsStretch from Ontario to Rockies

Not completely flat

Rich soil for farming

“Canada’s Breadbasket”

Natural gas and oil

Northern MountainsLeast settled area

Little vegetation, very rocky

Buried under ice sheets

Oil resources and diamond mining

Western CordilleraHighest and most rugged

Separated B.C. From the ‘mainland’

Sparsely populated

Two main ranges (Eastern and Coastal Mts.)

Weather and Climate Terms:WeatherClimateAcid rainRadiationAtmosphereMeteorologistMean monthly

temperatureMean daily

temperature

ClimatologistPrecipitationMeanSnowSleetHailAnnual Temperature

RangeTotal monthly

PrecipitationTotal Annual

Precipitation

Weather and ClimateWeather – day to day characteristics of the

atmosphere

Climate – weather conditions of a place averages over a long period of time.

“Climate is what we expect. Weather is what we get.”

Canada has a lot of weather. Why?Size of the country

Different elevations produce different climate conditions

Coastal regions have different climates from inland regions

Wind and Air Currents move the weather conditions across the country.

Class work:1. Describe the weather today.

2. Describe the climate of our area (Oromocto).

3. Can you predict tomorrow’s weather based on what you know about the climate? Explain.

Read pages 45-49. Answer questions 1-3 on page 49.

Soils of CanadaText pgs. 66-67Complete the new words to know.Questions:

1. What are 5 things soil must contain?2. Why is humus vital to soil?3. What is the role of bacteria in the soil?4. What are the three horizons of a soil profile?5. Why is agriculture almost impossible in the tundra areas?6. Why are boreal forest soils infertile?7. What happens to the colour of soil when the humus content

increases? Why?8. Why is the following statement true: “Humus is the most

important part of the soil.? Explain your answer.