Types of Landform Regions

Each landform region in Canada is classified as either…

a) Highland – high elevation ex. mountains

b) Lowland – low elevation ex. flat land

c) Shield – base rock of Canada

Highland

Lowland

Shield

List of Landform Regions� There are 8 different landform regions in

Canada…1. Canadian Shield2. Western Cordillera3. Interior Plains4. Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Lowlands5. Appalachians6. Hudson Bay Lowlands7. Arctic Lowlands8. Innuitions

� Classify each of the landform regions above as either highland, lowland or shield.

Innuitions

Hudson Bay Lowlands

Canadian Shield

Interior Plains

Arctic Lowlands

Appalachians

Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Lowlands

Western Cordillera