Geography 2011A/B Midterm: Ontario-Study-Sheet-2
18 Oct 2015
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3 regions: hudson"s bay lowlands, canadian shield, and great lakes st. lawrence. Ontario means sparkling water or rocks standing by water . Ontario is the second largest province (twice the size of texas) over 1 million km2. 2 natural regions: canadian shield and lowlands (hudson"s bay and great lakes st. Great lakes have 18-20% of world"s fresh water. Ontario and the great lakes were formed by repeated glaciation. Lakes: lots of lakes from repeated glaciation (gouged earth and scraped soil) The soil is thin and acidic because of the rock formations, reason for little other vegetation. Vast sodden plain that slopes towards the sea. Made of mostly muskeg and peat lands which erodes quickly. Actually two similar lowlands (great lakes and st. lawrence) *divided by part of the canadian shield called the frontenac arm* Contains niagara escarpment, very hard and not broken down by glaciations but the lower lands have been.
