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19 Cards in this Set
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plate tectonics
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earth's outer layer is made up of large moving plates. these plates move slowly, and create landforms
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igneous rock
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cooled lava.
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metamorphic rock
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igneous or sedimentary rock that changes in result of heat and pressure
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Canadian shield
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a large area of Precambrian rock that forms the core of canada.
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mixedwood plains
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houses most of Canada's population
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maritime
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climate type that is influenced by the closeness of an ocean or large water body
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contiental
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climate type that develops away from the influence of the ocean
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current physical characteristics of the Canadian shield
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-rounded hills but flat in comparison to other mountains
-billions of years of erosion |
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humans activities (Canadian shield)
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-diamond mining
-canoe -fishing -mineral deposits |
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innuition mountains physical characteristics
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-barren
-covered in ice and snow |
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human activities (innuition mountains)
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-few people live here
-no cities, industry, or tourism |
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mixedwood plains (characteristics)
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-plains and rolling hills
-great lakes |
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Atlantic maritime ecozone (characteristics)
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-hills and coastal plains
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boreal plains (characteristics)
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-level to gently rolling plains
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mixedwood plains climate
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-cool, short winters
-long mild summers -700 to 1000 mm of rain |
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Atlantic maritime ecozone climate
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-long mild winters
-moderately warm summers -1000 to 1400 mm of precip. |
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boreal plains climate
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-long cold winters
-short warm summers -450 mm of precip |
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mixedwood plains
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-urbanization
-manufacturing -agriculture -recreation |
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altantic maritime human activities
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-forestry
-agriculture -fishing -tourism -urbanization |
