Grade 9 · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 11
Canada's Landform Regions
Shield, plains, mountains and more
What your child practises
The Canadian Shield, Interior Plains, Western Cordillera, Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands, Appalachian Region, Hudson Bay Lowlands and Arctic Lands, how glaciers and plate movement shaped them, and how landscapes appear in Canadian symbols.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: B1.1, B1.2, B1.5 · Canada's physical regions and landforms, how they formed, and how physical features contribute to Canadian identity
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which region is mostly flat, with fertile soil that is good for growing wheat?
- Interior Plains
- Canadian Shield
- Western Cordillera
- Arctic Lands
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Interior Plains
Hint: The Prairies are part of this region.
Question 2
Why are the Appalachians lower than the Rocky Mountains?
- They are much younger
- They are much older and have been worn down by erosion for longer
- They are underwater
- They were never uplifted
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They are much older and have been worn down by erosion for longer
Hint: Rock wears away over time.
Question 3
Why is the Interior Plains region well suited to farming?
- It has the highest mountains
- It is covered in ice
- It is flat with deep, fertile soil
- It has the oldest rock
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It is flat with deep, fertile soil
Hint: Flat land and good soil make large-scale farming possible.
Question 4
Which region includes permafrost, tundra and islands in the Arctic Ocean?
- Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands
- Appalachian Region
- Arctic Lands
- Interior Plains
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Arctic Lands
Hint: Cold temperatures keep the ground frozen for most of the year.
Question 5
Which process created the thousands of lakes on the Canadian Shield?
- Glaciers scraped basins in the rock and left water behind when they melted
- Volcanoes filled with water
- People dug the lakes
- Winds blew sand into holes
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Glaciers scraped basins in the rock and left water behind when they melted
Hint: Ice sheets gouged the surface during the last ice age.
Question 6
Which region is rich in minerals such as nickel, gold and copper?
- Hudson Bay Lowlands
- Interior Plains
- Canadian Shield
- Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands
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Canadian Shield
Hint: Sudbury, Ontario grew around nickel and copper mines on the Shield.