Canadian Shield Alberta

The Canadian Shield is the ____________ region in Alberta.

• Smallest

• Largest

• Warmest

• Driest

About 10,000 years ago this land was completely covered by...

• Mountains

• Water

• Glaciers

• Palm Trees

Why is this region unique?

• It has a cool name

• It is shaped like a shield

• It has some of the oldest rock on Earth

• It is named after Canada

The ground in this region is frozen year round. This is called ____________.

• Permafrost

• Cold Ground

• Glacier

• Ice

Winter months in this region are...

• Short and warm

• Short and cold

• Long and warm

• Long and cold

The summer months in this region are...

• Warm, wet, and long

• Cold, dry, and long

• Warm, dry, and short

• Cold, wet, and short

In this region there are not a lot of roads, therefore frozen lakes are used as...

• Skating Rinks

• Winter Roads

• Hockey Rinks

• Sledding Tracks

What type of trees are found in this region?

• Deciduous trees

• Christmas trees

• Coniferous trees

• There are no trees here

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