Canada
4th Period, Pooja Marella, Sonia Patel, Deeksha Sriram
Introduction
Seasons
Landforms
Ungava Peninsula - Ungava Peninsula formed because there was water surrounding three sides of the land.
Beaufort Sea - Beaufort Sea formed because the land height was below sea level.
Mackenzie River - Mackenzie River formed because there was a mountain nearby and the water gradually eroded the soil.
Arctic Ocean - Arctic Ocean formed because there were no continental shelves there.
Laurentian Plateau - Laurentian Plateau formed because there were two tectonic plates or because the underground volcano tried to push its magma to the surface through the crust but could not.
Rocky Mountains - Rocky Mountains formed because two tectonic plates were there.
Victoria Island - Victoria Island formed because of underground volcanoes whose magma cooled.
Cape Columbia - Cape Columbia formed because the Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean met there.
Gulf of St.Lawrence - Gulf of St. Lawrence formed because two tectonic plates broke apart and water came there.
Climates
Canada has 7 climate zones. They are
- Arctic
- Subarctic
- Boreal
- Prairie
- Temperate
- Oceanic
- Mountain
Biomes
Coniferous Forests
The coniferous forests are located in areas that are cold and dry.
Tundras
The tundras are the coldest of all biomes, and are in Northern Canada.
Disasters
Earthquakes
Earthquakes are caused by faulting: a quick, upward movement of rock along a break surface.
Tornadoes
Tornadoes are caused by a very large thunderstorm called a supercell, in which hot air and cold air mix.
Snow storms
Snow storms happen when a lot of very cold air moves away from the polar regions. When it crashes into warm air, the cold air goes underneath it and causes clouds to form. These clouds condense, and it begins to snow heavily.
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