Why do people live in the Canadian shield?

Answer 1

Because it's really cold up there in the winter! Also, it has a very short summer. There are so many lakes in the Canadian Shield, that when it is warm, the mosquitoes are terrible too. There is also very little infrastructure in terms of roads, electricity etc. Unless you want to "rough it", there is little reason to live there.
Because it is a very rugged area.

Answer 2

Because it's really cold up there in the winter! Also, it has a very short summer. There are so many lakes in the Canadian Shield, that when it is warm, the mosquitoes are terrible too. There is also very little infrastructure in terms of roads, electricity etc. Unless you want to "rough it", there is little reason to live there.
Because it is a very rugged area.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

Rocky terrain with little topsoil, combined with severe and lengthy winters and short growing seasons, with vast distances to principal population centres

close to the American border have kept agricultural development relatively low-level.

Hay is the major crop, together with animal husbandry and regional market gardening.

Answer 5

because it is really cold in Canadian shield

Answer 6

Most Canadians live on or close to the Canadian shield.

Answer 7

Exposed bed rock

Answer 8

Because of the climate