Canada's Landforms
Canada can be broken down into this many land regions.
What is seven?
Canada has this many time zones.
What is six?
This national capital falls between Ontario & Quebec.
What is Ottawa?
The root of this word, which is a type of rock, means "to change" or "undergo transformation"
What is metamorphic?
The majority of Earths seismic activity occurs around this famous/hotly named region.
What is the Ring of Fire?
This land region makes up almost half of Canada's total land mass.
What is the Canadian Shield?
If you were at -36 Latitude, you'd be in this hemisphere.
What is the Southern Hemisphere?
The most northern capital is found in this province.
What is Nunavut?
Identified by large crystals, this type of Igneous rock forms within the Earth's crust.
What are Intrusive rocks?
Earthquakes happen most often at these types of boundaries.
What are Transforming Boundaries?
The collision of the Pacific and North. American plate cause the mountain rangers to form here.
What is the Western Cordillera?
If it is 12:00p.m., what time would it be in Newfound Land.
What is 3:30p.m.?
This province, known for it's signature red clay soil.
What is Prince Edward Island?
A deposit of loose sediment can create this unique landmass in a body of water.
What is a Delta?
Another less formal term for this geologic era is the "Age of the Dinosaurs".
What is the Mesozoic Era?
We can see the longterm effects of weather and erosion on this land region.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
The meridians of Latitude start in this time zone.
What is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or GMT?
While Regina is the capital, this is Saskatchewan most populated city.
What is Saskatoon?
After ablation, glacial snow compacts into this.
What is firn?
This geologist is credited with discovering rift valleys and advancing the theory of continental drift.
Who is Mary Tharp?
Sedimentary rock and sparsely vegetated marshland covers this regions.
What are the Hudson's Bay Lowlands?
These lines are directly connected to a regions climate.
What are the parallels of Latitude?
The name for this large province comes from the Ojibwe word meaning "where the river narrows".
What is Quebec?
As glaciers retreat, they can leave behind this signature land feature; a larger range of unconsolidated rock debris. We have one here above Toronto.
What is a moraine?
Fossils, Fit, Glaciers and THIS are evidence used to support the theory of Continental Drift.
What are rock and mountain ranges?