GEO Canadian climate and landforms

Canadian Shield

-Flat with round and rocky hills

-Lots of rocks and lakes

- Oldest region made of mostly igneous rocks

Interior Plains

Flat land with foot hills

Lots of farming land

Covered by Boreal forests

Made of sedimentary rocks

Great Lakes St. Lawrence Lowlands

Rolling landscape with valleys

Mostly flat and low lying land

Made of sedimentary rocks

Hudson Bay Lowlands

Very flat and low

Swampy forests

Made of sedimentary rocks

Appalachians

Old Rolling mountains( eroded by ice)

Made of all the types of rocks

Innuitians

Gentle rolling hills

more islands

More mountains closer to the North of Canada

Made of sedimentary rocks

Western Cordillera

Sharp tall mountains (young) and valleys

Rugged

Made of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

Location of Canadian Shield

-ON

-QB

-NWT

-NU

Location of Interior Plains

-MB

-AB

-SK

-NWT

Location of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Lowlands

-Southern ON

-QB

Location of Hudson Bay lowlands

-ON

-QB

-MB

Location of Appalachians

-QB

-NB

-NS

-PEI

-NF

Location of Innuitians

North CA

-NWY

-NU

Location of Western Cordillera

-BC

-YT

Arctic

Long cold winters and cool summers. Dry cold air with cold temprertures

Pacific Maritime

Summers are cool & winters are mild. Wettest region of Canada

Southeastern

Winds and air masses bring precipitation that leads to humid summers & cold winters.

Taiga

Long cold winters, short summers. Bitterly cold winters from the winds

Boreal

Very cold, harsh winters, cool summers. Away from ocean currents

Atlantic Maritime

Moderate temperatures with a cool and humid climate, as well as foggy conditions

Cordilleran

Snowy/cold temperatures due to elevation in some areas. Winds and air lead to dessert conditions

Prairie

Away from water bodies but with wind influences dry conditions and extreme conditions