Land form regions

Western Cordlillera

Western Cordlillera

The Cordilleran region comprises a series of mountain belts some 500 miles wide along Canadas Pacific coast.The Cordillera includes plateaus , valleys and plains as well as rugged mountains.

Interior Plains

Interior Plains

The Interior Plains of Canada encompasses the region between the Canadian shield and the Western Cordillera. The plains are distinguished by vast expanses of sedimentary Bedrock consisting mainly of consolidated shales, siltstones and sandstone's.

Appalaichians

Appalaichians

The Appalachian Region lies between St Lawrence lowlands to the northwest and the Atlantic Continental Shelf to the east and South west. Like other mountain regions , its terrains a mosaic of uplands and lowlands, the characters, boundaries and shapes of which reflect the complexity of rocks and structures.

Glaciation in the regions 18000 year ago

Glaciation in the regions 18000 year ago

Types of rocks in the different regions. sedimentry-yellow. igneous-blue, metamorphic-red

Types of rocks in the different regions. sedimentry-yellow. igneous-blue, metamorphic-red

Clim-ate of Can-ada

Clim-ate of Can-ada

Natural Vegetation of Canada

Natural Vegetation of Canada

Nuclear activity

Western cordillera

No nuclear activity.

Interior plains

In Great bear lake, in the northwest territories, uranium, a large ingredient in the process of making atomic bombs.

Appalacians

No nuclear activity.

Economic activities

Interior plains

Wheat farming, oil pumping, Wind energy.

Appalacians

Fishing, Tourism.

Western Cordillera

White-water rafting, tourism, hydroelec-tricity.

Types of Wildlife

Appalachians

In the northernmost corner, animals like bison, wolves, and moose are common. In other areas, animals like the black bear, white tailed deer, and wild boars are common as well.

Interior Plains

Animals such as mule deer, pronghorn antelopes, brown bears, and wolves are very common in the interior plains.

Western Cordillera

In the Western Cordillera, there are animals like the mountain goat, rocky mountain elk, bighorn and stone sheep, and the grizzly and black bear are common throughout the land.

Natural resouces

Interior Plains

Hundreds of fossils, oil, salt, lush tall grasses. Water is scarce.

Appalacians

Lakes, rivers, coast of Atlantic ocean results in tidal activity.

Western Cordillera

Large trees and mountains.

Population Density

Population Density

Current glaciation in canada

Current glaciation in canada

Languages spoken

Western Cordillera

Mostly English, with some French and the rest is any other languages.

Interior

Mostly English, with some French and the rest is any other languages.

Appalacians

Mostly English and French and the rest is any other languages.

Natural Processes

Western Cordillera

There are many Forest fires concentrated in the lower area of the Region, near the coast further away from the coast. However, towards the northernmost section of the region, the fires diminish and become less common.

Interior Plains

There are a plethora of fires located in the southern area of the region and actually cover the entire province of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba; however, the fires don't actually continue into the Northwest Territories and stop completely at the border.

Appalacians

This region is mainly affected by the ocean currents and wind masses. some forest fires also happen near the mountain range.