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Canadian Cordillera |
Canadian Cordillera are mountains along the Pacific Coast. Youngest physical region. |
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Canadian Shield |
Canadian Shield are massive rocky area dotted with many lakes. 2.8 million square miles. |
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St. Lawrence Seaway/Great Lakes |
St. Lawrence Seaway/Great Lakes is regions where most people live. |
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Atlantic Provinces |
Atlantic Provinces are the Northern Appalachian Mountains. |
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Arctic Archipelago |
Arctic Archipelago is mostly covered with ice and snow. |
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Interior Plains |
Interior Plains is an extension of the US great plains. |
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Tundra |
Tundra is long cold winters. Limited vegetation-50 degrees, (Basically it's cold winters most of the year.) |
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Hydroelectric power |
Hydroelectric Power basically is dams and rivers. |
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Permafrost |
Permafrost is solid that is always frozen. Not many resources in the area. |
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Orographic Precipitation |
Orograpic precipitation is rain caused by ocean. Hitting mountains. ( Windward-wet, Leeward-dry.) |
