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What is the dominant mountain range in the western U.S.?
What is the dominant mountain range in the western U.S.?
- Sierra Nevada
- Cascade Range
- Rocky Mountains (correct)
- Appalachian Mountains
What created the mountains of the Canadian Cordillera?
What created the mountains of the Canadian Cordillera?
- Volcanic activity
- Glacial erosion
- Sedimentary deposition
- Collision of tectonic plates (correct)
Which geographical area extends from the Canadian border all the way north to the Arctic Sea in the Yukon?
Which geographical area extends from the Canadian border all the way north to the Arctic Sea in the Yukon?
- Canadian Cordillera (correct)
- Great Lakes
- Canadian Plains
- Appalachian Mountains
What do the mountains and valleys of the Cordillera create?
What do the mountains and valleys of the Cordillera create?
Why do the Canadian plains get less rain than other regions of Canada?
Why do the Canadian plains get less rain than other regions of Canada?
Where do the Northern Rockies join several coastal mountain ranges to create the Canadian Cordillera?
Where do the Northern Rockies join several coastal mountain ranges to create the Canadian Cordillera?
What is the Canadian Cordillera's extent from the Canadian border to the Arctic Sea in the Yukon a result of?
What is the Canadian Cordillera's extent from the Canadian border to the Arctic Sea in the Yukon a result of?
Which area of Canada was covered by a vast patchwork of inland seas 500 million years ago?
Which area of Canada was covered by a vast patchwork of inland seas 500 million years ago?
What is the Canadian Shield also known as?
What is the Canadian Shield also known as?
Which region of Canada remains frozen for almost the entire year?
Which region of Canada remains frozen for almost the entire year?
Which river conducts all the fresh water from the Great Lakes through eastern Canada to the Atlantic Ocean?
Which river conducts all the fresh water from the Great Lakes through eastern Canada to the Atlantic Ocean?
Which city lies on the shores of Lake Ontario?
Which city lies on the shores of Lake Ontario?
Where is the world's oldest exposed bedrock located?
Where is the world's oldest exposed bedrock located?
Which landform covers nearly half of Canada?
Which landform covers nearly half of Canada?
Which area of Canada is affected by the prevailing winds off the Great Lakes, causing considerable lake effect snowfall in the winter?
Which area of Canada is affected by the prevailing winds off the Great Lakes, causing considerable lake effect snowfall in the winter?
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Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
The dominant mountain range in the western U.S.
Canadian Cordillera Formation
Canadian Cordillera Formation
Collision of tectonic plates
Canadian Cordillera Extent
Canadian Cordillera Extent
A geographical area extending from the Canadian border north to the Arctic Sea in the Yukon
Cordillera's mountains and valleys
Cordillera's mountains and valleys
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Why Canadian Plains get less rain?
Why Canadian Plains get less rain?
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Where Rockies join coastal ranges?
Where Rockies join coastal ranges?
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Canadian Cordillera's extent cause
Canadian Cordillera's extent cause
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Area covered by inland seas
Area covered by inland seas
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Canadian Shield also known as?
Canadian Shield also known as?
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Region frozen almost all year?
Region frozen almost all year?
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River draining the Great Lakes?
River draining the Great Lakes?
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City on Lake Ontario shores?
City on Lake Ontario shores?
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World's oldest exposed bedrock?
World's oldest exposed bedrock?
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Landform covering nearly half of Canada?
Landform covering nearly half of Canada?
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Area affected by lake effect snow?
Area affected by lake effect snow?
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Study Notes
Mountain Ranges in North America
- The Rocky Mountains are the dominant mountain range in the western United States.
Canadian Cordillera
- The Canadian Cordillera was created by the collision of tectonic plates.
- The Cordillera extends from the Canadian border to the Arctic Sea in the Yukon, covering a vast geographical area.
- The mountains and valleys of the Cordillera create a diverse range of climates and ecosystems.
Canadian Plains
- The Canadian plains receive less rainfall than other regions of Canada due to the rain shadow effect of the Cordillera.
Canadian Geography
- The Northern Rockies join several coastal mountain ranges to create the Canadian Cordillera in Northwestern British Columbia.
- The Canadian Cordillera's extent from the Canadian border to the Arctic Sea in the Yukon is a result of tectonic plate collision and volcanic activity.
- The Canadian Shield, also known as the Precambrian Shield, is a vast region of Canada that was covered by a vast patchwork of inland seas 500 million years ago.
- The Arctic region of Canada remains frozen for almost the entire year.
Hydrology
- The St. Lawrence River conducts all the fresh water from the Great Lakes through eastern Canada to the Atlantic Ocean.
- Toronto is a city located on the shores of Lake Ontario.
Geology
- The world's oldest exposed bedrock is located in the Canadian Shield.
- The Canadian Shield covers nearly half of Canada.
Climate
- The area of Canada affected by the prevailing winds off the Great Lakes experiences considerable lake effect snowfall in the winter.
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