Landforms
Activities
Wildlife
History
Resourses
100
Name a type of landform that is also a home to beavers.
WETLAND
100
What are 2 activities tha t they do in the winter?
ICE fishing, skiing/snowboarding, snowmobiling, snowshoing, and tobagganning.
100
Name 3 animals that live in this region.
Name 3 aniperegrine falcon, golden eagle, barren ground carribou, arctic fox, polar bear, owl, woodpecker
100
What are the shoes the first nations commonly wear called?
moccasins
100
What is 1 popular resourse for food?
fish
200
What is a plateau?
A plateau is a high, flat area that is surrounded by mountains or cliffs.
200
What are 2 activities they do in the summer?
swiming, waterskiing, jetskiing, sayling, kayaking/canoeing, hiking, biking, bird watching, and fishing.
200
What is 1 thing polar bears eat?
seals, penguins, and fish
200
what would the first nations eat to keep healthy?
pemmican
200
because of this region's geography, building underground pipes that deliver resourses to people can be a challenge. What is causing this specificly?
Bare rock and thin soil
300
Guess how long ago volcanos surrounded the area. Under 500 000 years, about 500 000 years, or over 1 000 000 years ago
over 1 000 000 years ago
300
FAST FACT! Name 1 of the 3 main fish they catch while fish.
northern pike, lake trout, and walleye
300
What is the most popular animal in the Candian Shield the Carribu, Beaver, or the Polar Bear?
the correct anser is the carribu
300
True or false. A river in the canadian shield was once a highway for the first nations.
true
300
Where is the first diamond mine and when did they discover it?
In Jericho,Nunavut, 1998.
400
What are 1 of 2 mountainous areas in this region?
Laurentian Mountains in Quebec, and the Torngat Mountains in Labrador.
400
if the canadian shield was completely flat what activity couldn't you do?
sledding or tobaggoning
400
What did they use caribou for?
meat, clothing, tense, needles, thread and tools
400
When the Dene Suline traders came to Fort Prince of Whales on Hudson Bay,what type of metal did they bring?
copper
400
Where is the region's largest cranberry farm?
in Bala, Ontario.
500
What is the largest wetlands name?
Hudson Bay Lowland
500
what is one of the main places for tourism in the canadian shield?
Kenora, Ontario.
500
why do people trap animals?
for there fur and hyde.
500
What do people use crystals for?
tools, weapons, and ornaments.
500
What type of plant grows well in the marshlands
wild rice (NOT ACTUALLY RICE)
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