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Canadian Shield, one of the world's largest geologic continental shields, centered on Hudson Bay and extending for 8 million square km (3 million square miles) over eastern, central, and northwestern Canada from the Great Lakes to the Canadian Arctic and into Greenland, with small extensions into northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and New York, U.S.
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What bay is the Canadian Shield around?
The Laurentian Shield is under much of eastern Canada
What is the landscape and climate of the Canadian shield?
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.
Why do people still live in the Canadian shield?
the Canadian shield is relativly flat withrounded hills of rock which actually the roots of ancient mountains. the reason why so few people live in this region is because there are many, many lakes and in the summer very humid, rainy and plenty of bugs especially mosquitos. also because it is very difficult to grow crops in the soil because of the rock left overs from the ignious rock. in the winter it is bitterly cold. the Canadian shield the mining capital of the world and in the winter its too cold to mine any cole so the jobs are scarce................ i hope this helps any one with questions and good luck
Why is Mauna Loa a shield volcano?
Yes. Mount Kilauea is a shield volcano. If you look at Mt. Kilauea at an angle, it will look like a big cone.
What do compoaite and shield volcanoes have in common?
Shield - Type / Shapegently sloping sidesComposite - Type / Shapevery steep sides at topShield - Viscosity of Magmalow viscosity / fast flowingComposite - Viscosity of Magmahigh viscosity / slow / thickShield - Silicalow silica contentComposite - Silicahigh silica contentShield - Temperature of Magmahot magmaComposite - Temperature of Magma'cool' magmaShield - Source of Magmadirectly from mantleComposite - Source of Magmamelted crustShield - Densityhigh densityComposite - Densitylow densityShield - Eruption Typequiet eruptions / constantly 'oozing'Composite - Eruption Typeexplosive eruptions / immense pressure / pyroclastic flowShield - Examplehawaii / hot spotsComposite - Examplemt. fuji / convergent boundary
Can you see the Canadian shield?
Yes you can, if you go up to northern Ontario you can see the rock of the Canadian shield. But the Canadian shield is typically covered by a layer of soil and covers much of Canada. Hope this helps
What land form covers much of Canada around Hudson bay?
The Canadian covers much of Canada around the Hudson Bay. It is an arc of ancient rock. It covers about half of Canada.
What does the Canadian Shield contain much of?
Gneiss and mineral deposits.
Why is the Canadian shield the storehouse of metallic minerals?
Well, because it the Canadian shield gives Canada so much different minerals.
What bay is the Canadian Shield around?
The Laurentian Shield is under much of eastern Canada
Why is the shield called Canada's storehouse of metallic shield?
Well, because it the Canadian shield gives Canada so much different minerals.
Why is the shield Canada's storehouse of metallic minerals?
Well, because it the Canadian shield gives Canada so much different minerals.
Why is the shield called Canada's storehouse of metalic minerals?
Well, because it the Canadian shield gives Canada so much different minerals.
Why is the shield called Canada's storehouse of metallic minerals?
Well, because it the Canadian shield gives Canada so much different minerals.
What landform covers much of Canada around Hudson bay?
A landform near Hudson Bay is the Canadian Shield. The Canadian Shield is a large rocky area, which is over a billion years old.
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