1. The Canadian Shield! By: Briana Riker, Kara Palmer, Allison Grimes and Hannah Johnson

2. The 5 Themes!(:

3. Location The coordinates of the Canadian Shield is: 43 degrees 42’ 59, 72” North & 79 degrees 20’ 26, 47” West Toronto is just a little North east of Detroit The Canadian Shield is ; 1.Northeast of the Great Lakes 2. Northeast of the Plains 3. West of the Atlantic Ocean

4. Place Human Characteristics Cars, buildings, trains, Roads & streets. Physical Characteristics Fields, rocky soil, grass lands, forests & mountains

5. Region The Canadian Shield is U-Shaped. The Canadian Shield is U-Shaped. The landscape is mostly grassy and rocky with low mountain ranges with few forests in the far north. The landscape is mostly grassy and rocky with low mountain ranges with few forests in the far north. Not very populated in most areas. Not very populated in most areas. Mostly populated near Detroit, the tip of the Canadian Shield. Mostly populated near Detroit, the tip of the Canadian Shield. Not a lot of farming because of the rocky soil. Not a lot of farming because of the rocky soil.

6. Human/Environment Interaction A lot of people in the Canadian shield do a lot of farm work, and make up most of the countries exports in crops. They manufacture things like; copper, zinc, uranium, gold, and iron Not a lot of farming because of the rocky soil. People have to deal with shifting rainfall and extreme cold. They have wind turbines that help with their crops.

7. Movement People get around mainly by trains. Planes and cars are hard to use because of cold weather. Railways are the main transportation. Roads aren't used very much. Mining and forestry are the main exports.

8. Ottawa Canada Ottawa is a large city in the Canadian Shield. In January 2011, the lowest temperature was - 20 degrees Fahrenheit. The highest temperature was 48 degrees Fahrenheit. In June 2011 the lowest temperature was 91 degrees Fahrenheit. The highest temperature was 44 degrees Fahrenheit.