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Chiefly used in North America, the term muskeg escapes precise scientific definition. It encompasses various types of wetlands found in the boreal zone, including bogs, fens, swamps and mires. In Canada, muskeg and other peatlands cover up to 1.2 million km2, or 12 per cent of the country’s surface.
Glaciers in Canada A glacier is a large mass of ice, formed at least in part on land, that shows evidence of present or past movement. It is formed by the compaction and recrystallization of snow into ice crystals and commonly also contains air, water and rock debris.
Canada is the second largest country in the world, and one of the most sparsely populated. Its physical geography is dramatic, with huge mountains, some of the biggest lakes in the world, long...
These are the physiographic regions of Canada: The landscape of the Shield has been levelled by many long periods of erosion and presents an even, monotonous skyline interrupted by rounded or flat-topped summits and ranges of hills.
18 maj 2011 · Physical geography is that branch of GEOGRAPHY concerned with describing and analysing the distribution of physical and biochemical elements of the environment; interpreting environmental systems located at or near a boundary between atmosphere, lithosphere (the rigid part of Earth's crust), biosphere or hydrosphere (Earth's water); and determin...
What is the terrain and geography like in Canada? The world's second-largest country in land area (3,851,809 square miles), Canada is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the northeast by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the U.S., and on the west by the Pacific Ocean and Alaska.
What are some of Canada's Physical Characteristics? What are the Landform Regions of Canada? 1. Western Cordillera. 2. Interior Plains. 3. Canadian Shield. 4. Hudson Bay - Arctic Lowlands. 5. Innuitian Mountains. 6. Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands. 7. Appalachians. How can you define a Landform Region? 1. Surface type or topography. 2.