Landform Regions in Canada
This is Canada's smallest but most populated landform region (where Toronto & Thornhill are located)
What is the GREAT LAKES AND ST. LAWRENCE LOWLAND?
What two forces changes igneous rock into metamorphic rock?
What are HEAT and PRESSURE
Mid-ocean ridges are most commonly formed at this time of plate boundary:
What are DIVERGENT BOUNDARIES?
LOWERN includes Ocean Currents, Wind/Air Masses, Elevation, Reliefs, Nearness to Water and this:
What is LATITUDE
Freezing temperatures, permafrost and hardly any vegetation are signature features of this vegetation region:
What is the TUNDRA?
This landform region, characterized by jagged mountain peaks, covers most of B.C. and the Yukon
Compaction and Cementation lead to the creation of what type of rock?
Which Canadian geologist confirmed Wegener's theory of Continental Drift?
John Tuzo Wilson
An increase in this, is correlated with a decrease in Temperature:
What is elevation?
Covering 30-40% of the GLOBAL land mass, this is the most common vegetation region:
The oldest of Canada's landforms, created during the Precambrian Era:
What is the CANADIAN SHIELD?
This type of rock is formed when magma cools and hardens.
What is INTRUSIVE IGNEOUS rock?
What are GLACIERS?
Cities in the climate category have little precipitation but significant ranges in temperature
What are CONTINENTAL CLIMATE CITIES
Soil is made up of Bacteria, Moisture, Air and this:
The largest wetland in Canada is found in this region
What is the HUDSON BAY LOWLAND?
This process changes igneous rock and metamorphic rock into sediments?
What is WEATHERING, EROSION and DEPOSITION
Convection currents in this section of the Earth cause the plates to move:
What is the MANTLE?
The side of the mountain, opposite the direction of the wind and weather system is called this:
What is the LEEWARD side of a mountain?
Occurring in very wet climates, this process results in the loss of nutrients in the soil from excess water.
The region contains the oldest mountain range in Canada:
What are the APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS?
Fossil fuels can only be found in this classification of rock:
What are NON-CLASTIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS?
What is the CENOZOIC ERA?
Clearing skies and more stable weather conditions are associated with this air pressure system:
What are HIGH PRESSURE systems?
This type of vegetation region is unique in Canada to Southern Ontario.
What is the MIXED-WOOD FOREST?