CANADIAN SHIELD By:Ashley Ghaie The Canadian Shield is a landform region that covers almost more than half of Canada, it was formed about 3 billion years ago and was formed by volcanic eruptions. The Canadian Shield has some of the world's oldest rocks and has a lot of trees, lakes and rivers, some things the Canadian Shield provides us with is minerals, water from hydroelectric power and trees. it is a medium populated area and the population is very scattered, most of the people live in the southern area. The Canadian Shield is a large area made up of mostly precambrian rock and a bit of metamorphic and sedimentary rock. This landform covers most of Canada and a bit of USA. it was originally active volcanoes and mountains, but the volcanoes soon became inactive and climate …show more content…
changes caused erosion to occur throughout the landform. This caused 12 kilometer tall peaks to cut down to less than 500 meters. Most of the eroded material was transported by rivers to shallow seas across Canada and created mineral deposits which further compressed to make a massive layer of bedrock in every province today. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY The vegetation in the Canadian Shield region of Canada is very different than the rest of Canada.
The vegetation is mostly trees. There are many types of trees, Some of the trees are coniferous trees and deciduous. It is all scattered in the southern part of the Canadian Shield. The forests are all mixed with birch trees, aspen trees, tamarisk trees, black and white spruce trees, willow trees, hemlock trees, pine trees and balsam fir trees. The mixed forests are beautiful in the fall when the leaves of the deciduous trees change color. in the Canadian Shield there are many types of living organisms living in it, such as moose, black bears, grizzly bears, wolves, foxes, beavers, minks, martens, wolverines, lynxes, wood buffalo, woodland caribou, shrews, weasels and hares, these animals live here because they can find enough food, water and shelter in the Canadian Shield The climate of the Canadian Shield is somewhat the same as the weather in Ottawa. the climate in the northern part of the Canadian Shield is long and cold winters and short and warm summers. The southern part of the Canadian Shield has cold and snowy winters and warm summers. HUMAN
GEOGRAPHY/ACTIVITIES The Canadian Shield is the largest out of all of Canada's 6 regions. The Canadian Shield completely surrounds the Hudson's Bay, It includes the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador (Labrador only). Some resources the Canadian Shield provides us with is minerals, water for hydroelectric power and trees. If you like rocks and beautiful sceneries you should go to the Canadian Shield landform. There are many tourist attractions such as hiking in forests , campsites (camping), ziplining on the niagara falls,amusement parks , beautiful sceneries and many museums to visit. There are many types of different land forms in the Canadian Shield you can visit such as mountains, valleys, rocks, trees, lakes, rivers, low hills ( some varying high hills), and lastly foothills. Some mountains you can visit are ishpatina ridge, maple mountain, tip top mountain, caribou mountain. There are five major recreational activities in the Canadian Shield, and they are boating, dogsled riding, fishing, hunting, and cross country skiing.The people in the Canadian Shield are very bicultural and share a number of traits. The vastness of this region allows the people to spread out and live far away from each other. FACTS the Canadian Shield is also called the Laurentian Plateau and Bouclier canadien,the important cities of the Canadian Shield are Sudbury, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec, Iqaluit, Thunder Bay, and Winnipeg. (Toronto is not a part of the Canadian Shield, it is part of the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Lowlands region.)
A century ago, Canada was under control by the British Empire. The battles we fought the treaties we signed and the disputes we solved all helped us gain independence from our mother country “Britain”. Canadians fought a long battle protecting others, and from these battles we gained our peaceful reputation and our independence from Britain. Canada became a nation on July, 1st 1867. Although we were an independent country, our affairs and treaties were all still signed by Britain. In the next years Canada would establish its own government, and lead its own affairs. Many important events led to Canada’s independence, one of the earliest signals that Canada wanted to establish autonomy was the Chanak affair of 1921. In addition the battle of Normandy, which occurred on June 6 1944, contributed to the autonomy of Canada. The Suez Canal Crisis, which took place in the year 1956, earned Canada a place in the media spotlight, displaying Canada as a peaceful country that deserves the right to be independent. One of the final steps that aided with Canada’s independence from Britain was the Canada Act of 1982. Independence from Britain steadily increased throughout the 20th century because of political decisions made in Canada.
Canada's heartland is southern Ontario and Quebec stretching from Quebec City to Windsor. This heartland, occupying the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands, coincides with several favourable physical characteristics such as fertile Class 1 and 2 soils in addition to humid continental climate for optimal agricultural conditions. However, the "hinterland regions display harsher or more limiting physical characteristics. The Cordillera, Interior Plains, Canadian Shield, and Appalachian regions yield tremendous resource wealth, but their soils,
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Canada has been shaped by the historical influences of World War 1, The Roaring 20’s & Dirty 30’s and World Was 2; setting the basis for the society for which we live in today. World Was 1 had a big impact on Canada because it started the process of giving woman rights and showing people that they can do the same jobs men can do. The Roaring 20’s & Dirty 30’s has a big effect on the country because people went from having a lot of luxuries in the 20’s, To having no luxuries in the 30’s. When World War 2 came it gave people jobs and money so they could buy back everything they lost in the depression.
Canada ruled the 20th century through science and technology and advanced more than any other country in this time period. Prime Minister Laurier was correct when he stated in his speech “that it is Canada that shall fill the 20th century.” Technology and science were one of the huge factors for Canada being a successful country compare to the world. In technology and science, there were many inventions that were developed in Canada that wowed the world and made Canada feel incredible. Even though war is sad and cruel, the crazy need to survive and the confidence to strive for success has made Canada’s technology and science advance greatly. During the near closing point of the 20th century, Canada’s environment and living is being more advanced and they are thinking about the future generations to come.
Dheeraj Patel Journey Around Canada 2. How do the natural characteristics of Canada influence human activity, and how might human activity influence Canada’s natural characteristics? (B1) In the Central part of Canada there are many different human activities that affect natural characteristics. In the Central part of Canada there are many interior plains landforms.
Currently, Canada remains the world’s second largest country, full of vast and rich resources from all corners of the nation. None of the accomplishments and achievements that Canada has made to date would have been possible without Confederation. Without intense pressure from the Americans, and without the common goal that a few men shared of unifying a country, Canada would not be the strong, free, independent and united nation that it is today.
In the decades following World War Two, there were a number of movements which focused on global developments. Groups such as the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization were centres of international cooperation. In these dealings there were, of course, great powers; the countries that had the greatest riches and militaries often dominated the global political stage. Beyond that, there were countries which were not the biggest or strongest, but were influential through other means. These were middle powers, and Canada is one of them.
Chapter 2: Canada’s Physical Base emphasizes reasoning for which its physical geography attributes to its regional geography, along with the population distribution and developing core regions. This chapter outlines main geological structure, landforms, climate, and impact on human a...
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A biome is the collection of the ecosystems that are similar. Ecosystems that are part of one biome are similar in flora, fauna, and climate. Since different species of plants and animals have different adaptation of climate, plants and animals living in each biome are indicating the climate of their biome. There are four biomes in Canada. These biomes that exist in Canada are Tundra, Boreal Forests, Temperate Deciduous Forests, and Grasslands.
By the mooses body proportions, antlers' shape and size, and its demeanor, the moose is the mighty symbol of the boreal and subartic zones of the entire northern hemisphere. To describe moose country, it is variously dense mixed forest, called taiga or "norhtern brush," but the other parts are open "forest tundra"
The Canadian Shield, of which the Boreal Shield is a major part of, is some of the oldest land
1. Tree stratum- tallest layer, 60- 100 feet high, with large maple woods, oaks, beech, chestnut, hickory, elm, basswood, linden, and walnut.
The Deciduous Forest are located in Eastern half of North America, it is also in the middle of Europe. There are many in Asia,southwest Russia, Japan, and Eastern China. located in New Zealand, Australia. It has two big areas in south America, Southern Chile, and Middle East, and paraguay. The Eastern half of North America is like half of North American and Eastern America. Some are in Asia and the big country’s.