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The Canadian Shield
 The Shield underlies most of Canada and parts of the BLANK. More than BLANK square km. of Canada is covered by it. It contains some of the world's oldest rocks (BLANK years old). Two types of rock, BLANK and BLANK form most of the Shield. These rocks contain minerals such as BLANK, BLANK, BLANK, BLANK, and BLANK in great quantities. Because of this, the Canadian Shield is often called the "storehouse of Canada's BLANK." Minerals were deposited in the Shield as BLANK slowly intruded and cooled.  Many cities and towns, such as BLANK in Ontario, BLANK in Manitoba, and BLANK in the Northwest Territories, rely on the mining industry for jobs. The Shield is ill-suited for BLANK due to its thin soils, but is ideal for BLANK. The plentiful water flow has made the region an excellent source of BLANK energy. Since the outer portion of the Shield is lower than the centre, most rivers flow towards its centre and into Hudson Bay.

The Lowlands Surrounding the Canadian Shield are the following three landform regions: 1. BLANK 2. BLANK 3.BLANK

The sediments that form the bedrock under these regions were BLANK from the Shield. The weight of the upper layers of sediments compressed the lower layers into BLANK rock.

The Interior Plains
 The Interior Plains are part of the Great Plains of North America that stretch from the BLANK Ocean to the BLANK. The Interior Plains were often covered by shallow BLANK seas. During the BLANK, era, coral reefs formed close to the surface of these seas. The reefs are now thousands of metres below the surface of the land and they contain much of the BLANK and BLANK found in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Mineral deposits also below the surface. BLANK is a mineral used as a fertilizer in Canada and around the world.  BLANK erosion resulted in BLANK different levels of BLANK, each separated by an BLANK. Glacial deposits produced a BLANK landscape. The soil of the Interior Plains is BLANK and BLANK, and as a result, crops such as BLANK, BLANK, BLANK, BLANK, and BLANK are grown in many locations. The area is known as "Canada's BLANK." Where it is too dry for crops, farmers raise BLANK.

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
 The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands consists of tow parts separated by a thick piece of the BLANK. These lowlands have bedrock formed of BLANK rock from the BLANK era. Many escarpments can be seen in this region; the best known is the BLANK, which extends from from BLANK to BLANK. Glaciers helped create a rolling landscape in the BLANK portion of this region.  The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands region is the most BLANK region and it is well-suited to agriculture because of its BLANK and BLANK. The flat land also makes this region ideal for BLANK routes and the development of BLANK.

Hudson Bay-Arctic Lowlands
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"> The areas around Hudson Bay and James Bay is very BLANK and covered by BLANK forest. This region has a layer of BLANK rock on top of the BLANK forest. This region has a layer of BLANK rock on top of the ancient rock of the Shield. The Arctic Lowlands are in Canada's far north and have gently BLANK landscape. This region contains BLANK, BLANK, and BLANK deposits.

<span style="background-color: #d8b6b6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">The Highlands
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Canada's Highlands are made up of three mountainous areas: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">1. BLANK <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">2. BLANK <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">3. BLANK

<span style="background-color: #d8b6b6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Appalachian Mountains
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"> The Appalachian Mountains are the BLANK highlands region and were formed about BLANK million years ago. The layers of sedimentary rock are rich in deposits of BLANK minerals such as BLANK. Millions of years of BLANK have reduced the Appalachians' jagged peaks to rolling mountains and hills.

<span style="background-color: #d8b6b6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Innuitian Mountains
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"> The Innuitian Mountains are found in Canada's BLANK. They are very tall mountains (over BLANK metres in height). This region contains mostly BLANK rock, but also BLANK and BLANK rock. Since these mountains are BLANK than the Appalachians, BLANK has not had time reduce them to rounded hills. This region is cold and barren and many areas are covered by BLANK and BLANK.

<span style="background-color: #d8b6b6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Western Cordillera
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"> The Western Cordillera is on the BLANK coast of Canada. The mountains are very high and rugged, which means they are geologically BLANK. The many mountains and valleys run in a BLANK direction, but transportation routes must run in an BLANK direction. There are very few BLANK or gaps, which allow highways and railways to cross over. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"> This region is Canada's only remaining BLANK (apart from those in the Arctic). <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"> There are there major divisions in the Western Cordillera. They are: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">1. BLANK <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">2. BLANK <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">3. BLANK <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"> The Eastern Mountains contain the BLANK and BLANK Mountains. The Interior Plateau is a series of rugged plateaus between the BLANK and the BLANK Mountains. Glacial and river deposits have made the valleys excellent for farming. One of these is the BLANK Valley. The Coast Mountains are made up of the BLANK on the mainland and extend onto BLANK Island.