The Canadian Shield:
"The Canadian Shield and the river system which seamed and which encircled it, were overwhelmingly the most important physical features of the area. They were the bone and the bloodtide of the northern economy… It was the one great river which led from the eastern shore into the heart of the continent…The river meant mobility and distance; it invited journeyings; it promised immense expanses, unfolding, flowing away into remote and changing horizons. The whole west, with all its riches, was the dominion of the river. To the unfettered and ambitious, it offered a pathway to the central mysteries of the continent… The river was to be the basis of a great transportation system by which the manufactures of the old world could be exchanged for the staple products of the new. This was the faith of successive generations of northerners. The dream of the commercial empire of the St. Lawrence runs like an obsession through the whole of Canadian history; and men followed each other through life, planning and toiling to achieve it."[1] "The economic History of Canada has been dominated by the discrepancy between the centre and the margin of western civilization. Energy has been directed toward the exploitation of staple products and the tendency has been cumulative. The raw material supplied to the mother country stimulated manufactures of the finished product and also of the products which were in demand in the colony. Large scale production of raw materials was encouraged by improvement of technique of production, of marketing, and of transport as well as by improvement in the manufacture of the finished product. As a consequence, energy in the colony was drawn into the production of the staple commodity both directly and indirectly. … Canada emerged as a political entity with boundaries largely determined by the fur trade. These boundaries included a vast north temperate land area extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific and dominated by the Canadian Shield. The present dominion emerged not in spite of geography but because. The significance of the fur trade consisted in its determination of the geographic framework. Later economic developments in Canada were profoundly influenced by this background.
The Canadian shield is located in Canada. It is almost in the Middle of Canada. There are many mountains. It gets pretty cold. The provinces are Ontario, and Quebec.
The Canadian Shield IS a physio graphic province.
topography is the fround in the Canadian shield. it is also part of the landforms that surround the boader
A multitude of rivers, lakes, the Superior Upland, the Adirondack Mountains, and the Frontenac Axis are some of the major features of the Earth's greatest area of exposed Archaean rock.
(I think) 2 landforms in the Canadian shield region are the Forest, and the flat rocks.
The Canadian shield was initially formed due to volcanic activity and large mountains. Now it is a large geographic area that is made up of bare rock that can be dated back to Precambrian 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
Yes it is.
The Canadian Shield, a vast expanse of ancient rock, is centered on Hudson Bay.
The Canadian Shield is rich in: Iron Ore, Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Uranium, Molybdenum, Platinum, and Nickel.
The Canadian Shield is 8,000,000 km2.
what are some sports that are popular in the canadian shield
yes! people do like the Canadian shield.
The Canadian Shield is rich in minerals.
there are 12 cities depicted on the Canadian shield
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, it is located in the Canadian shield.
The Canadian Shield wraps around the Hutson Bay.
Canadian is half covered by the Canadian shield. The shield goes from the Great Lakes to the Arctic Ocean.
Most of the Canadian Shield is in Canada, but the shield extends into Minnesota and a little beyond, as well as into Greenland.
The Canadian Shield was formed in the Precambrian Era. Quite simple actually!
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The Canadian Shield borders Hudson's Bay.