Landform Regions of Canada

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Landform regions of Canada Canadian Shield The Canadian Shield is sometimes called the geological foundation of Canada. The Canadian Shield is the largest region in Canada. The Canadian Shield is highest along the edges and lowest in the center around Hudson’s bay. It contains some of the oldest rock in the world because it was made in the Precambrian era over 570 million years ago. The Canadian Shield covers almost half of Canada, and covers two thirds of Ontario. It provides us with a lot of our resources such as the mining industry with resources for amethyst, cobalt, copper, gold, iron, nickel, platinum, silver, zinc and many other minerals. Since the shield is so old, it has been through many ice ages. Glacial features found in the Shield include outwash, eskers, moraine, kames, whalebacks and drumlins. Glacial activity helped to form the basins and paths for the many lakes, which contribute to Canada’s beautiful landscape. The climate in the northern part of the Canadian Shield is long, cold winters and short, warm summers. The southern part of the Canadian Shield has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. In summary landscape of the shield can be described as rocky with many different types of bodies of water. Great lakes St. Lawrence lowlands Great lakes and st.lawrence low lands began formation in the Paleozoic era and continued forming during the Cenozoic era. It is the smallest region in Canada. It consists of Southern Ontario where the Great Lakes surrounds it. Along the banks of the St Lawrence River, on both sides, this region extends through the province of Quebec. This region has much flat land surrounded by few hills. Once, it was covered in pine forest, birch, hemlock, and maple trees but most of this land has been cleared for the use of farmland. Nearly one out of six Canadians works in the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Lowland region. All of

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