1. Canadian Shield A United States Region Standard USi 2b and 2c Kristen Young, Danielle Buchanan, Jennifer Tull Newport News Public Schools

2. Where is the Canadian Shield Region Located? Wrapped around the Hudson Bay in a horseshoe shape

3. What Does the Canadian Shield Look Like? Hills worn by erosion and hundreds of lakes carved by glaciers

4. What Are the Major Bodies of Water? Hudson Bay Lake Superior Atlantic Ocean

5. What states Are in This Region? Minnesota Borders: IA, MI, ND, SD, WI Bodies of water: Lake Superior Capital: St. Paul Largest city: Minneapolis Major Rivers: Mississippi River Major Industry: Farming, Paper Pulp, Mining Major River: Mississippi River Major Industry: Farming, Paper Pulp, Mining Find out more about Minnesota!

6. Michigan Borders: WI, OH, IN, MN Bodies of water: The Great Lakes Capital: Lansing Largest city: Detroit Major River: Detroit River Major Industry: car manufacturing, farming (corn, soybeans, wheat), timber, fishing Find out more about Michigan! What states Are in This Region?

7. Wisconsin Borders: MN, MI, IA, IL Bodies of water: Lake Michigan, Lake Superior Capital: Madison Largest city: Milwaukee Major Rivers: Wisconsin River, Mississippi River Major Industry: Dairy products, farming, machinery, paper manufacturing, beer, tourism Find out more about Wisconsin! What states Are in This Region?

8. What Interesting Landmarks Are in This Region? Ann Arbor The Henry Ford Grand Rapids Grand Portage

9. Extend Your Knowledge of This Region Choose at least one activity from the following: Visit at least 5 of the links that provide more information about each state. Read the section on their major industries carefully. Pick a product that is common to most of the states in this region. Create an advertisement for this product or service. You may use technology or art supplies to create your ad. Explore the link about the Rio Grande. Consider a body of water in our area of Virginia. Create A Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the 2 bodies of water.Rio Grande Choose one of the interesting landmarks in this region and research it. Create a brochure for this landmark.

10. Choose at least one activity from the following: View this “commercial” for the region. Create your own commercial with a partner using what you’ve learned in this presentation. Complete one or more of the Microsoft Word Templates located in your Hand Out folder. You will need to revisit several links in the presentation. The templates are: Economy Template Geography Template Cultural Template http://youtube.com/watch?v=9dp4Vf__CgU Extend Your Knowledge of This Region