the canadian sheild by Neve Turpin

region

nevet34 — 2025-03-27 17:52:26 UTC

-the canadian sheild region covers almost half of canada. (including most of nunavut, quebec, labrador, ontario, manitoba, and a large part of saskatchewan)

-the sheild was formed about 3 billion years ago

formed

nevet34 — 2025-03-27 17:54:08 UTC

-the canadian sheild was formed by volcanic eruptions that made mountains out of the sea

-then glaciers eroded the mountains and made them flat

description of the land

nevet34 — 2025-03-27 17:56:16 UTC

Rocky - some of the worlds oldest rocks

-lots of lakes

-lots of trees

-lots of rivers

resources

nevet34 — 2025-03-27 17:57:57 UTC

-minerals

-water (for hydroelectric power)

-trees

population

nevet34 — 2025-03-27 18:00:41 UTC

-most people live in the southern part

-population is very scattered

-only a few cities have 100,000 people (sudbury, thunder bay and saguenay)

MEDIUM POPULATED

nevet34 — 2025-03-27 18:02:06 UTC

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