canada’s landform regions
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Canada’s Landform Regions. Landform Region Map. Western Cordillera. Description Rugged/young mountains 2 major ranges Fast flowing rivers Rock Type Sedimentary with some igneous and metamorphic. A glacier-fed lake in Jasper National Park in Alberta. Western Cordillera. Formation - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Western Cordillera
Description• Rugged/young
mountains• 2 major ranges• Fast flowing rivers
Rock Type• Sedimentary with
some igneous and metamorphic
A glacier-fed lake in Jasper National Park in Alberta
Western Cordillera
Formation• Folding (Rocky Mts)• Volcanic (Coastal Mts)• Lava flows (interior
Plateaus)
Mountains of the Yukon.
Notice the jagged peaks. If
you looks carefully, you will
also see glaciers.
Interior Plains
Description• Flat to rolling plains• 3 levels separated by
escarpments• Deep river valleys
Rock Type• Sedimentary
Interior Plains
Formation• Deposition of
sediment into ancient seas
• Glaciation• Differential erosion to
form escarpments
Farmland near the Red River in Southern Manitoba
Canadian Shield
Description• Oldest rock• Relatively flat with
rounded hills• Thousands of lakes• Saucer shaped
Rock type• Igneous and
Metamorphic
A boulder in the Northwest Territories.It was deposited here by a retreating glacier.
Canadian Shield
Formation• Volcanic mountains
(igneous rock)• Erosion leveled
mountains• Glaciers scraped soil and
made lakes.
Notice the scratches in therock. They were caused byGlaciers retreating.
Hudson Bay Lowlands
A wetland known as a muskeg in Northern Manitoba
Description• Flat, low and
swampy.
Rock Type• Sedimentary
Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Lowlands
Description• Flat plains to rolling
hills• Great Lakes• St Lawrence = rift
valleyRock Type• Sedimentary (some
igneous in St. Lawrence region)
Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Lowlands
Formation• Sediment deposited
into shallow ancient seas
• Glaciation• St Lawrence Rifting
Valley
A typical farm in Ontario
Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Lowlands
Human Activities • Agriculture = Farming• Tourism• Manufacturing• Urbanization
Appalachian Mountains
Description• Oldest highland • Rolling mountains and
hills• Wide glacial valleys• Long deep coastal inlets
Rock Type• Sedimentary with some
igneous and metamorphic
Appalachian Mountains
Formation• Collision of plates =
Folding• Some volcanic activity• Eroded rounded
mountains
Human Activities• Fishing• Agriculture
Arctic Lowlands
Description• Islands, gently rolling
hills
Rock Type• Sedimentary
Tundra in Nunavut. Notice the flat land and strewn rocks.
Arctic Lowlands
Formation• Sedimentary rock
scraped bare by glaciers (deposition)
Human Activities• Oil and Natural Gas
exploration and drilling
Innuitian Mountains
Description• Rugged, ice covered
mountains
Rock Type• Sedimentary with
some igneous and metamorphic
The dramatic cliffs of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut.