Daily Geography 19b

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Daily Geography 19b

• 1. Why are the Great Plains of Canada called the
  Interior Plains?
• 2. What mountain range is located in the Yukon
  Territory?
• 3. What is the longest river in Canada?
• 4. What is the Canadian Shield?

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• 1. Why are the Great Plains of Canada called the
  Interior Plains? Because the plains are on the
  inside of Canada, the interior.
• 2. What mountain range is located in the Yukon
  Territory? Mackenzie Mountains.
• 3. What is the longest river in Canada? Mackenzie
  River.
• 4. What is the Canadian Shield? The shield is
  mostly thin soil lying on top of bedrock, with
  many bare outcrops and thousands of lakes.

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• 5. What provinces are known as the Prairie
  Provinces?
• 6. What provinces are the Maritime Provinces?
• 7. What landform feature is named after the
  Hudson Bay Trading Company?
• 8. Who controls Greenland?

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• 5. What provinces are known as the Prairie
  Provinces? Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba video
• 6. What provinces are the Maritime Provinces?
  New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, PEI
• 7. What landform feature is named after the
  Hudson Bay Trading Company? Hudson Bay
• 8. Who controls Greenland? Denmark