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In the northern part of the Canadian shield the winters are long and cold and the summers are short and warm. In the southern part the winters are cold and snowy and the summers are warm. The southern part has between 300mm to 1600mm of rain and snow a year. The northern part has less that 300mm of rain and snow each year.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoIts cold pretty much everywhere in Canada in the winter, the shield land is no exception.
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∙ 10y agoThe normal weather in the Canadian Shield is seasonal, with cool to cold winters, and warm to hot summers.
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∙ 6y agothe answer is unknown
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∙ 13y agovery cold and windy
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What are the life styles of the Canadian shield physical region?
The Canadian Shield region of Canada is a big region. It is the largest sub-region in the northern region of the country. It is 4.8-billon square km in area. It is located in northeast Alberta, northern Saskatchewan, northern Manitoba, southern N.W.T, Ontario (except for the peninsula), Quebec and Labrador. The largest bodies of water in this region are Great Slave Lake, Lake Athabasca, Reindeer Lake and part of Lake Superior. There are also many rivers in this region. The landscape in this region can be described as rocky with many different types of bodies of water. The Canadian Shield has many cultural groups. One of the first cultural groups was the Inuit. The Canadian Shield's main cultural groups are from Europe. There are both French and English people. These cultural groups live together in the Canadian Shield. The climate of the Canadian Shield is different than ours in Southern Alberta. The climate in the northern part of the Canadian Shield is long, cold winters and short, warm summers. The southern part of the Canadian Shield has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. The southern part of the Canadian Shield has between 300 mm and 1600 mm of rain and snow each year. The northern part of the Canadian Shield has less than 300 mm of rain and snow each year. The vegetation in the Canadian Shield region of Canada is very different than the rest of Canada. The vegetation of the Canadian Shield is mostly trees. There are many types of trees in the Canadian Shield. Some of the trees are coniferous trees and deciduous. It is all mixed in the southern part of the Canadian Shield. The forests are mixed with birch trees, aspen trees, tamarack trees, black and white spruce tress, willow trees, hemlock trees, pine trees and balsam fir tress. The mixed forests are beautiful in the fall when the leaves of the deciduous trees change color.
Why is the Canadian shield also known as the precambrian shield?
The Canadian Shield was formed in the Precambrian Era. Quite simple actually!
Famous Canadian landmarks?
canadian shield
Are moose in the Canadian shield?
More on it than in it but yes there are moose living in the forests of the Canadian Shield. The Shield extends into the north so there are caribou as well.
What are the attributes of the Canadian shield?
1 Characteristic of the Canadian shield if that it has the worlds largest boreal forest.
What is the The largest natural landscape in Canada is the?
Canadian shield
The climate in the Canadian shield?
The climate in the Canadian Shield is: 100cm-200cm of snow per year 200mm-350mm of rain per year
Why do more people live in the St. Lawrence lowlands than on the Canadian shield?
because the Canadian shield is a rugged terrain and has cold climate.
Why isn't North America's shield a good place for farming?
If you are talking about the Canadian Shield, then it's because the Canadian Shield is a waterlogged landscape covered with lakes and wetlands, and is also very rocky. Thank you World Geography!
What is the Canadian shield climate during the summer?
nice and warm sometimes rainy
What are some of the aspects of Canadian Landscape and Climate that affected the fur trade?
It was cold and the Europians were freezing
How big is the Canadian shield?
The Canadian Shield is 8,000,000 km2.
Canadian shield population?
the Canadian shield population is 7 millon
What is the population of the Canadian shield?
the Canadian shield population is 7 million
Do people like the Canadian shield?
yes! people do like the Canadian shield.
Can you give a sentence using Canadian shield?
The Canadian Shield is rich in minerals.
What are the current events in the Canadian Shield?
what are some sports that are popular in the canadian shield
