Western physical regions

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Name the Physical Region shown in this picture


Artic Region


Name the physical region shown in this picture


Cordillera


Name the physical region shown in this picture


The Interior Plains


Name the Physical Region in this picture


The Canadian Shield


Name the Western Physical Regions from West to East


CordilleraInterior Plains

ArticThe Great Canadian Shield


The Rocky Mountains are a feature of this physical

region


Cordillera


This physical region has rolling hills and flat farm

lands


The Interior Plains


Forests, Rocks, Rivers, and Lakes are features of this

physical region


The Great Canadian Shield


It is oil and not gas that is a natural resource of this

region


Interior Plains


Another name for this regions largest

feature is Tundra


Artic


The cordillera region covers most of this

province


British Columbia


What four provinces are covered by the

interior plains


Manitoba, Saskatchewan,

Alberta, British Columbia


This region is the largest physical region in Canada


How many provinces and territories are

covered by the Great Canadian Shield


6 provinces and 1 Territory


Name the physical regions that cover

the territories.


Cordillera, Interior Plains, Great Canadian

Shield, Artic


Oil and Gas can be found here under

the ice


Artic


What regions have fishing, mining, and pulp and paper as natural resources?


What region grows crops such as

wheat, barley, oats, flax and canola.


The Interior Plains


What are the major industries of the

Cordillera Region


Foresting, Salmon Fishing, Mining


How are the physical resources of the Great Canadian Shield and the

Cordillera region the same?


Both have similar resources such as

fishing and mining.


I am a fisherman, I fish in the ocean. What region do I

work in?


The Cordillera


I am a miner, I mine for oil and gas. What physical

region do I work in?


The Artic


I am a grain farmer. What western

physical region do I work in?


The Interior Plains


I work in a pulp and paper mill. What

physical region do I work in?


I am a farmer can I open my farm in the

Canadian Shield? Why or Why not?


No because the soil is not thick enough and crops do not grow well in the

shield soil.


The Climate in this large region has

longer winters and shorter summers


This region frequently floods


The Interior Plains


The climate in this large region has

longer winters and shorter summers


This region has warmer wet weather and snow that rarely

stays for a long time.


The Cordillera


How does the freezing of the

Husdsons Bay affect the communities of the Canadian Shield


Since Hudson’s Bay is a major transportation

route for these communities supplies

when the bay is frozen it is harder to get supplies to these communities.

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