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Climate
Bodies of Water/Landforms
Vegetation
Animal Life
Natural Resources
100
What is climate?
Pattern of weather (temperature & precipitation) over many years
100
What is a region?
An area of land that has some common characteristics
100
What is vegetation?
All the plants that naturally grow in a place
100
What is animal life?
A region includes animals, birds, fish, and other living creatures. A region beside an ocean will also have marine (water) animals
100
What are natural resources?
All materials taken from nature and used by humans
200
What is the climate like in St. Lawrence Lowlands?
The region has hot temperature and humid weather during the summer. The winters are cold and often snowy.
200
Where are the the Rockey Mountains located?
The Cordillera
200
What is the vegetation like in St. Lawrence lowlands?
There are old and new forests. The forest contain many kinds of deciduous and coniferous trees. Deciduous trees such as birch, maple and walnut. Coniferous trees such as pines, spruce and fir are also present. Many shrubs, flowers and grass grows abundantly.
200
Animals that live here have made adaptations to help them live in the region. That means their bodies have special features that help them survive. Some of the land animals are caribou, musk oxen, polar bears, foxes, and hares. What region am I?
The Arctic Lowlands
200
Lumbering and fishing are profitable livelihoods because of the forests and good harbors found in this region. What region am I?
The Appalachian Region
300
What is the climate like in the Cordillera Mountains?
The highest parts have little precipitation while the lower parts are snowy, cool, and rainy.
300
What is the list of the Great Lakes?
Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Superior
300
Which region in its northern parts has only small plants, grasses, mosses and there are no trees?
The Interior Plains
300
Many kinds of animals live in the land, air, and water of this region. Large parts of the region have few people in them. Canada's geese, eagles, ravens and owls are just a few of the birds in this region. The polar bears and caribou are found in the far northern parts of this region. What region am I?
The Cordillera
300
The region is a narrow belt of plains. The area is both a rich farmland and a wealthy industrial centre for electrical power and a major waterway for ocean traffic. This region has attracted half of Canada’s population and is the manufacturing centre of the continent. What region am I?
The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Lowlands
400
The winters in the north have less snow but the snowfall is very heavy in the southern part. Summers in the north are short but the days are long. In the father south the summer is warmer and more humid. What region am I?
The Canadian Shield
400
What are the different types of landforms we may see across the Canadian Physical Regions?
Mountains, valleys, hills, plateaus, plains
400
This region often has trees that grow slowly and the soil is not fertile in many places due to its harsh climate.
The Appalachian Region
400
This region has grasslands, forests, and the northern plains which are habitats for many animals, birds, and other forms of life. Deer, antelope and elk are examples of herbivores. Coyotes, hawks, wolves, and polar bear are examples of carnivores that live here. What region am I?
The Interior Plains
400
Its forests are Canada’s main source of lumber and wood pulp. It’s rivers, flowing over the southern edge, provide half of Canada’s hydroelectric power. But most important, it is the known as Canada’s mineral wealth (mining areas for gold, iron, uranium, and lead). Canada’s most valuable region is?
The Canadian Shield
500
What region has a summer where in the middle of the season the sun does not set at all?
The Arctic Lowland Region
500
What is Canada's longest river?
The Mackenzie River, is over 4000 kilometres long and is the country’s largest river.
500
What region has a boggy wetland called muskeg? Note: "Muskeg is formed as living and dead vegetation gradually fills in lakes."
The Canadian Shield
500
Global warming is causing a dangerous situation for the bears. Sometimes the sea ice does not form close to shore. The bears may be trapped on land, far from their main supply of food - the seals. If the winter stays warm, some bears may starve. What region am I?
The Hudson Bay Lowlands
500
The flat, treeless land form also called prairie has become a huge agricultural region of wheat fields, livestock, farms, and cattle ranches. Canada is one the world’s major producers of wheat because of the great supply coming from this region. What region am I?
The Interior Plains