1. Canada’s Geographic Regions Chart Based on Student Presentations Mr
Canada’s Geographic Regions Chart Based on Student Presentations Mr. Fitton Block 1/2

2. Appalachian Region Land Vegetation Climate
Mountain ranges, highlands, lowlands, coastal land and lakes
Rich agricultural areas
Mining, fishing, logging
Mountains made 300,000 years ago, then eroded
Mixed forests of deciduous and conifers
Large maple syrup production
Low shrubs and ample grasses
marshlands
Affected by Labrador (cold) and Gulf Stream (hot) currents.
Ideal for fishing
Maritime climate

3. Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowland
Vegetation
Climate
Smallest physical region
Between Canadian Shield and Appalachians
Rolling landscape (due to glaciation)
Flat plains
Fertile soils
Maple, Birch, Hickory
Deciduous and coniferous trees.
Humid continental climate (great lakes)
Winters = cool to cold, summers= warm to hot

4. Interior Plains Land Vegetation Climate 20% of Canada’s landmass
low, gently rolling, gradually sloping down--west to east
‘Stable’ geological region
Valuable deposits oil/gas, gold, coal, uranium (former reefs)
Flat/fertile lakebeds some of best farmland in Prairies
Deciduous trees, evergreens, prairie grasses, boreal forest in northern part
Tornadoes

5. Canadian Shield Land Vegetation Climate
covers about half of Canada
made up of extremely ancient rock
region lies from 180 to 370 meters above sea level
consists largely of low hills and thousands of lakes
valuable deposits of platinum, silver, zinc, and other metals
high northern areas are tundra, like Arctic zone
Boreal (evergreen) forests dominate
deciduous forests in south
North = winters = long and cold, summers = short and cool

6. Western Mountains/Cordillera
Land
Vegetation
Climate
Formed between 230 and 25 million years ago
800 km wide 2000 km length
Made up of three mountain systems: Coast, Rocky, Columbia
High rugged mountains, plateaus, valleys, rivers, lakes, canyons
Forestry, mining: lead, zinc, copper, gold, silver
vegetation includes: Douglas fir, forage grass, white spruce, lodge pole pine, ponderosa pine, and many other grasses and bushes
Maritime Climate.
Moist and mild
Summers are cooler.

7. Intermountain Region Land Vegetation Climate
Streams and rivers flow into lakes, or desert sinks not ocean
Thinly populated
High plateaus
Contains deserts
Grasslands
Semi-desert plants
Within a rain shadow
Cool and wet winters or hot and dry.

8. NOT ON MAP Hudson Bay Lowlands Land Vegetation Wildlife
Landscape is characterized by its forests
Large areas of wetlands are common in this region  
66% of Ontario (174 million acres) is forested
4 different types of forests, each with unique features
Most common species of tree is the Black Spruce
woodland caribou, polar bear, arctic fox, and arctic hare
In summer, migratory birds nest here, such as Canada geese, snow geese and other waterfowl
mosquitoes
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9. High Arctic Islands Land Vegetation Climate
mostly low-lying islands and parts of northern shore of Canada
large areas of rock and boggy plains
thin soils
ground remains frozen year-round
permafrost
sea ice forms in the winter
considered polar desert
small plants, mosses and low-growing shrubs
vegetation known as tundra -plants grow very slowly
thin soil, cold, little pre-cipitation, short summers and permafrost
dwarf willow
Severe; winter lasts for ten months
A form of desert – very little precipitation (too cold to snow)

10. Arctic Lowlands Land Vegetation Wildlife
covers one fifth of earth's surface
glaciers, plains, islands, and lowlands
three ancient land masses made of granite and gneiss, which are called shields
open rolling plains
two main vegetation zones: sub-arctic, mostly circumpolar boreal forest.
north is Arctic proper, vegetation called tundra
shrubs, sedges, lichens, and small flowering plants
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