Landscape
What is one major city in the Canadian Shield?
Where is:
1. Montreal
2. Ottawa
3. Quebec City
4. Sudbury
5. Thunder Bay
6. Winnipeg
Give one group of people that has lived in the Canadian Shield.
What is:
Anishinabe
Cree
Innu
Dene
How long do winters last in this region?
What is about 9 months
What food can you commonly find in the Canadian Shield?
What is:
caribous
fish
moose
beaver
vegetables
Why is forestry common?
Because the vast amount of forests that are in the Canadian Shield
How much of Canada does the Canadian Shield cover?
What is approximately 50% of Canada
Name a famous person from the Canadian Shield.
Jim Carrey
James Cameron
Ryan Gosling
What is the climate in the northern part?
Arctic in the north
What is the main food source in the region?
Caribous
Mining: Approximately, how old are the rocks in the Canadian Shield?
Approx. 4 Billion Years Old
How many biomes are the Canadian Shield part of? Name the biomes!
What is Boreal Forest in the southern part, Arctic Tundra in the northern part (Nunavut)
They became large communities.
What is the climate in the southern part?
Humid continental
What did the people use to preserve their meat until winter ends?
What is special boxes
Give one common industry.
Tourism
Fur
Hydroelectricity
Forestry
What is formed by glaciation.
What is the percentage or the population of Canada lives in the Canadian Shield?
What is 8% of the population / 2.3 million people
What are things that the climate in the region affects?
Vegetations
Soil
Plants
How was food hunted?
According to seasons
How is electricity produced in the Canadian Shield? Why?
It is produced through hydroelectricity. This is because of the vast amounts of lakes in the region.
What are its geographical features? Name 3.
What is:
Landscape dominated by hills
Thin soil
Extensive bedrock
What are things the people relied on?
What is rivers, food, animals and trading with the Europeans
Why does the Canadian Shield experience harsh climates all the time?
Because of its northern latitude, it is exposed to polar air masses.
True or False: Did people hunt for food during the winter?
False. It was hard to find food, so they would save up food from other seasons.
What are the minerals found in the Canadian Shield? Give at least 2.
Diamonds, Iron, Gold, Copper, Nickel, Uranium and Silver