1. Canada: Physical Geography
Basic facts about Canada
What is a Physical Region?
What are the Physical Regions of Canada?
What separates each region from the other?

2. Canada: Some Facts Canada is the 2nd largest Country in the World
Canada has 6 different Physical Regions
Trans-Canada Highway- Spans 4,968 miles
Physical Region- large areas of land that have similar landforms, climate and resources in common

3. SIX PHYSICAL REGIONS Appalachian Highlands
Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Lowlands
Canadian Shield
Interior Plains
Western Mountain Region
Arctic Islands

4. APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS
Eastern most region in Canada
Fishing is very important to the economy of Canada
Known for their low hills and low elevation
Bay of Fundy- Located between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
* has the highest tides in the world

5. THE GREAT LAKES: ST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDS
About 60% of all Canadians live in this region
Named after the MAJOR bodies of water in the region
St. Lawrence River- most important river in Canada
* Transporting goods and services
* Use Canals and Locks to control flow
* “Mother of Canada”

6. CANADIAN SHIELD Canada’s LARGEST region
Canadian Shield- rises to an elevation about 2,000 ft above sea level
* dates back to Ice Age
* Glaciers shifted (flattened land)
* Created many lakes and river beds
Muskeg- flat, swampy areas of land
*Indian word that means “wet, spongy
ground”

7. INTERIOR PLAINS Located west of the Canadian Shield
Region is very flat and broad
Hundreds of miles of fertile farmland
* Deep rich soil
* Huge focus on agriculture (farming)

8. WESTERN MOUNTAIN REGION
One of the most beautiful regions in Canada
Deep glacial lakes, hot springs and mountain ranges
* Rocky Mountains
* Coast Ranges
Vancouver- major city in British Columbia
Borders the Pacific Ocean and Alaska

9. ARCTIC ISLANDS Located in Northern Canada
One of the World’s LEAST populated regions
Hundreds of ice covered islands
* Glaciers and mountains
Fjords- narrow inlet of the sea that is bordered by steep cliffs

10. CANADA: REMEMBER THE FACTS
Grouping regions can be done hundreds of ways
Keep this in mind: Always grouped by what areas of land have in common
* Resources
* Landforms
* Climates