| Canadian Shield | Western Cordillera | Appalachians | Interior Plains |
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Precambrian.
What era was the Canadian Shield made in?
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Mountainous, valleys, rainforests.
Name two characteristics of the Western Cordillera's landscape.
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Eastern.
What part of Canada are the Appalachians found in?
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Canada's Breadbasket because so much wheat is grown there.
What are the Interior Plains known as? Why?
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The storehouse of Canada's metallic minerals.
What is the Canadian Shield often called?
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The Rockies and Coastal Mountains.
What are the Western Cordillera's ranges?
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Non-metallic minerals.
What are the Appalachian's considered rich in?
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Glaciation and erosion.
What two geographical events changed the landscape of the Interior Plains?
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Igneous and metamorphic.
What two types of rocks form most of the Canadian Shield?
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Glaciers.
What major geological feature is found in the mountains of the Western Cordillera?
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300 million.
How many years ago did the Appalachians form?
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Salt, rich soil, potash, oil.
Name two deposits that the Interior Plains have.
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Glaciers.
What affected the drainage of the Canadian Shield?
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Eastern Mountains, Interior Plateau and Coastal Mountains.
What are the three divisions of the Western Cordillera?
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Became rolling mountains and hills because of erosion.
What happened to the Appalachian's once pointed mountains? What caused it?
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Horizontal layers of sedimentary rock.
What type of rock is in most of the Interior Plains? What kind of layers are they in?
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