Landforms of Canada Test Review

How much of Canada’s land surface is covered by the Canadian Shield?

Lignite can be found in this landform region:

Interior Plains, Hudson Bay–Arctic Lowlands, Great Lakes-St Lawrence Lowlands

The Appalachian Mountains were formed when:

What is the oldest landform region in Canada?

How can we tell the Western Cordillera is geologically young?

Eastern mountains, Interior Plateau, Coast Mountains

Why have the mineral resources in the Innuitian Mountains not been greatly exploited?

This region is separated by a thin wedge of the Canadian Shield called the Frontenac-Axis:

Western Cordillera, Appalachian Mountains, Innuitian Mountains

Why is the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Lowlands region ideal for farming?

Why are there different levels of elevations or escarpments on the prairies?

Once covered by a giant inland sea;some of Canada’s largest reserves of oil, gas, coal & potash

This landform region is known as “Canada’s breadbasket”:

Canada’s highest mountain is:

Landform region w/ cold harsh climate with rugged, high mountain peaks that are bare of trees?

Why is the Canadian Shield called “Canada’s storehouse of metallic minerals”?

Valley that is created when the portion of land between 2 faults (cracks in the earth) drops

Which of the following landform regions a low flat area covered by swampy forests.

Steep cliff formed by erosion or faulting

The Okanagan Valley, located in the __________________________ has excellent farmland.

Why is most of the coast of the Western Cordillera only accessible by sea?

Elevated flat area

Steep cliff formed by erosion or faulting

Large area of Precambrian rock that forms the core of a continent

Canada’s most southern and smallest landform region is:

What is the youngest landform region in Canada?

Long, narrow inlet of the sea with steep sides

The Western Cordillera was formed when:

Landform region with rolling hills with thin sandy soils and many lakes and swamps?

Natural and human features of the landscape

How do we use the water that flows in the rivers and streams of the Canadian Shield?

This landform region is known as “Canada’s industrial and urban heartland”:

Last Ice Age: the weight of glaciers pressed the Appalachians down & ice melted, creating bays

Rocky Mountains and Columbia Mountains

The St. Lawrence Lowlands were formed when:

Solid rock beneath the soil

Why are the ancient coral reefs of the Interior Plains important today?