geography review

LOWERN

L- latitude

O- ocean currents

W- wind and air

E- elevate

R- retail

N- near water

Canadian shield soil type

Clay, rocks, gravel

Canadian shield rock type

Igneous and metamorphic

How is the Canadians shield formed

Magma rises towards the surface and forces its way to the crack and cavities in the shield

Economic importance

Tourism, water flows from river falls, lakes produce energy

Characteristics

It’s not suited for farming, but mining

Minerals

Zinc, copper, lead, coal

How many barrels of oil go into making plastic

12 million

How many cars would be able to run based on fuel consumption used to make plastic

200 million cars

How was the GPGP formed

It was formed by combining plastics, human waste, and oceans currents

How many tom’s of plastics is located there

1.8 trillion

BAMM

B- bacteria

A- air

M- moisture

M- minerals