By Alexandra Y, Logan, and Julia Canada’s Regions By Alexandra Y, Logan, and Julia

Canada Canada is a Large country with varying climate topography and natural resources. Canada has 6 regions all with varying from the next. In this PowerPoint we will talk about each one.

The Cordillera The Cordillera Region is on the west coast of Canada covering British Columbia, the Yukon, and a little bit of NWT and Alberta. The region was formed by tectonic plates (earth crust) crashing into each other and pushing and folding volcanic rocks to create mountains. This movement also created plateaus, valleys and trenches. Over the years Glaciers have melted forming rivers. The Cordillera has many resources like coal and minerals, timber, natural gas , fish, fertile soil , and water The Cordilleras Economy like most of Canada is resource based. Forestry , Mining and Agriculture are some of it’s greatest industries

The Cordillera usually has very moderate weather due to it being so close to a large body of water. But despite having such moderate weather the Cordilleras population is very concentrated due to its topography. Very few people can live up high on the mountains so the majority live at the areas lower parts

The Interior Plains The Interior Plains are to the east of the Cordillera. It stretches from the north west corner of NWT to the south west corner of Manitoba This region has flat land, rolling hills, river valleys, lakes and forests. Over a million years ago the area was covered in shallow seas wearing down the land. Rivers carried in minerals from the mountains on either side which is part of the reason the land is so fertile. The Plains have minerals , oil, natural gas, fertile soil, rivers, and forests because of the seas fertility. The Fertile land makes agriculture one of the plains biggest industries along with oil

He interior plains has the most spread out population of the regions He interior plains has the most spread out population of the regions. The flat landscape allows the population to spread out unlike the Cordillera. But despite the flat landscape the majority of the population lives in the lower half of the plains due to temperature.

The Arctic The Arctic Region is located at the northern most part of Canada. The region has plains, lowlands and mountains. Over the years, the pressure from the northeastern part of the Canadian Shield pushed the sedimentary rock to create fold mountains. They cover the islands of the Eastern Arctic and the lowlands cover the islands of the Western Arctic. The Arctic's natural resources such as minerals, oil and natural gas are largely unused due to harsh climate. While others such as fresh water from glaciers are used all through out. The Arctic supplies all of Canada with Fresh water that has melted from its Glaciers Due to the extreme climate and topography practically no one live in the Artic

The Canadian Shield The Canadian Shield makes up nearly half of Canada's land surface. It stretches from the Arctic islands south to the United States boarder and east across Labrador. This region is made up of flat, bare rocks, lakes and wetlands. The Shield used to be volcanic mountains. Over a million years ago, it began to get worn down by the weather and glaciers melting and moving . Due to the Hard land not much grows there making its only natural resources minerals , trees, and its rivers. With not many other natural resources the Shields main natural industries are wood and the mining of minerals like Lead and Nickel The Canadian Shield is one of the most unpopulated regions in Canada. This is due mostly to its hard ground. the hard ground makes it difficult to build in causing houses to be extremely expensive to build. Aside from its hard ground it also has a pretty cold climate.

The St. Lawrence Lowlands The St. Lawrence Lowlands are beside the Canadian Shield, the Appalachians, and the US. The St. Lawrence Lowland region was formed mainly from retreating ice sheets that covered most of Canada from the last ice age. The region is flat with rolling valleys and lakes. This area was created by the shrinking ice sheets long ago The land is fertile and filled with minerals. The area is near by the Great Lakes providing the land with fresh water. Agriculture is a big part of the Lowlands economy because of its fertile land. The water surrounding it provides their fishing industry with an abundance of fish. The Lowlands is the most populated of all regions. It was first settled due to it’s fertile land and it’s closeness to the rivers and lakes. The climate is relatively warm making it welcoming.

The Appalachians The Appalachian region is on the southeastern part of Canada, in Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Labrador. The region is made up of rolling hills, valleys, small mountains, highlands and coastal fjords. This was created by an older mountain range that was worn down by the glaciers and millions of years of all types of weather. This left behind the sedimentary rocks and large deposits of coal. The Appalachians have many trees , fertile soil, minerals and many fish The Appalachians are well known for their Fishing. Their has been a fishing industry in the Appalachians ever since the Europeans found Canada. Because of the regions ties to water most of the population lives on the coast. The climate is pretty warm in temperature and has fertile rolling hills.

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