General Info/ Natural Resources
What are natural resources?
Anything that is found in nature that can be used by living things. Eg. water, forests, fossil fuels, minerals, plants, and animals.
How does the climate affect life in the CSR?
Year-round activities. Short growing season, challenge for some farming.
What are the landform features in the CSR?
Rocks, hills, wetlands.
What is longitude?
Vertical lines on a map or globe
Name two of the CSR's most abundant natural resources
Minerals, water, forests
What are the three climate zones in the CSR?
Arctic, Laurentian, Boreal.
What is a plateau?
High, flat area surrounded by mountains
Draw a type of job that people have in the CSR today.
Logging, mining, tourism
Explain how someone might use latitude.
To find specific coordinates on a map. Latitude is the horizontal line on a map or globe
Name three provinces in the Canadian Shield Region
Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador (Labrador only)
What is a characteristic of the Arctic climate zone?
Cold/ dry all year, short summers, long winters.
Is the building of dams a good or a bad thing? Explain.
Dam: Structure that slows, directs, or stops the flow of water.
Advantages: control flooding, used for irrigation or recreation, used as a water supply, creates jobs.
Disadvantages: Destroys forests and wildlife.
What is eco-tourism?
Visitors come to see the unique wildlife and learn more about the environment
True or false- Pemmican is pounded dried meat mixed with bread.
False. Pounded dried meat mixed with berries
What makes the CSR unique?
The largest region with the smallest population. Known as a resource 'Storehouse'.
What would happen if you wore a swimsuit outside in the Laurentian Region in the winter?
Cold/ snowy winters, warm-hot summers, large amounts of precipitation.
What is the name of the two bays in the CSR?
Hudson Bay and James Bay
What are two crops that grow well in the Laurentian climate zone due to the climate and soil?
Blueberries and cranberries
What is clear-cutting? What are the pros and cons?
A logging method where all trees in a block of forest are cut down at once.
What are three minerals that are mined in the CSR?
Diamonds, zinc, silver, copper, iron, nickel, gold.
What is a characteristic of the Boreal climate zone?
Long cold winters, short/warm summers, less precipitation in the North than the South.
How do people use the large network of rivers and lakes in the CSR?
Transportation of goods and hydroelectric power.
Compare differences between the CSR and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands?
CSR is the largest region but has the smallest population vs. Great Lakes which is the most populated with the smallest area.