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15 Cards in this Set
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Contains the maritime provinces including Newfoundland
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Appalachian Region
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These two currents effect the climate of the Appalachian region
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Labrador Current and the Gulf Stream
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This is the climate of the Appalachian region
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Freezing, wet winters, mild summers
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The main economic activity of the Appalachian region
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Fishing and tourism
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This is the smallest geographic region in Canada
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Great Lakes St. Lawrence lowland
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The provinces in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence lowland are:
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Parts of Ontario and Quebec
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The climate of the St. Lawrence Lowland is:
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Continental Climate - four distinct seasons
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The main ecomonic activity in the St. Lawrence Lowland is:
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Farming
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The Provinces in the interior plains are:
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Alberta, Sask, and part of Manitoba
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The climate of the interior plains is:
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Continental Climate - four distinct seasons with bitter cold winters and hot summers, a climate of extremes
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The main economic activity of the Interior plains is:
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Farming, oil
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What process formed the Canadian shield
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Glaciation
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What provinces are located within the Canadian Shield
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NWT, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, parts of Sask and Man
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What provices are located in the Western Cordillera
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BC, parts of Alberta, Yukon
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What is the climate of the Western Cordillera
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Maritime climate, varies from raniny coast to dry vallies
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