Discover Canada's Diverse Landforms

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Which landform region in Canada is characterized by tall, young mountains with pointed peaks and v-shaped valleys?

  • Canadian Shield
  • Innuitian Mountains
  • Appalachian Mountains
  • Western Cordillera (correct)

Which landform region in Canada is flat and suited for farming, and is also where the majority of Canadian fossil fuels are found?

  • Interior Plains (correct)
  • Appalachian Mountains
  • Western Cordillera
  • Canadian Shield

Which landform region in Canada is characterized by many lakes, lumpy irregular land, and rivers that are not straight?

  • Canadian Shield (correct)
  • Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands
  • Western Cordillera
  • Appalachian Mountains

Which landform region in Canada is characterized by rolling land, some hills, and is flat enough for farming?

<p>Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which landform region in Canada is very low, near sea level, flat, and swampy?

<p>Hudson Bay - Arctic Lowlands (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a constructive force that can create mountains or highlands?

<p>Weathering (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of mountain formation is the least common?

<p>Faulting (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of weathering involves the disintegration of rock without changing its composition?

<p>Mechanical Weathering (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of weathering involves the disintegration of rock by changing its composition?

<p>Chemical Weathering (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of mountain formation is the quickest to form?

<p>Volcanism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which landform region in Canada is characterized by rounded mountains, exposed rocks, and covered with snow?

<p>Innuitian Mountains (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which landform region in Canada is characterized by areas of high elevation containing mountains and plateaus?

<p>Western Cordillera (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which landform region in Canada is characterized by rolling land, some hills, and is flat enough for farming?

<p>Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which landform region in Canada is very low, near sea level, flat, and swampy?

<p>Hudson Bay - Arctic Lowlands (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which landform region in Canada is characterized by many lakes, lumpy irregular land, and rivers that are not straight?

<p>Canadian Shield (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of constructive force involves crustal plates moving together, forcing the land between to buckle and fold?

<p>Folding (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of constructive force involves parallel cracks in the crust allowing the center portion of land to rise or fall, creating flat-topped mountains?

<p>Faulting (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of constructive force involves cracks in the crust allowing magma to reach the surface and cool and harden to become volcanic mountains?

<p>Volcanism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of weathering involves the disintegration of rock without changing its composition?

<p>Mechanical weathering (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of weathering involves the disintegration of rock by changing its composition?

<p>Chemical weathering (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: A landform region is a small area of land that has major characteristics throughout its area.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The Western Cordillera in Canada is characterized by flat land suited for farming.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The Canadian Shield in Canada is known for its many lakes and irregular land.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The Hudson Bay-Arctic Lowlands in Canada are tall, young mountains with pointed peaks.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The Innuitian Mountains in Canada are characterized by rounded mountains covered with snow.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Constructive forces push up the land to create mountains/highlands.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Volcanism is the quickest way to form mountains.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Chemical weathering involves the disintegration of rock without changing its composition.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Mechanical weathering involves the disintegration of rock by changing its composition.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Faulting is the least common type of mountain formation.

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