When two plates are pushed together, they crumple up into these landforms.

Originally, the Appalachian region was heavily forested with these two kinds of trees?

The land in this region is very flat and covered in glaciers.

Due to the fact that this region stretches more than 2400 km, the climate of this region varies greatly from north to south.

These Europeans were probably the earliest to arrive in Canada.

These are the three layers of the Earth.

This region has very fertile soils, and was heavily farmed by early settlers to Canada/

This region is characterized by rugged mountains that have not yet been worn down by erosion.

The Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Lowlands has a humid continental climate due to the nearness of these large bodies of water.

This explorer received "Letters Patent" from King Henry VII, giving him permission to "subdue, occupy, and possesse all" that he found.

These occur when molten lava erupts through cracks in the Earth's surface.

The Canadian Shield is covered mostly by this kind of forest.

The Canadian Shield has a very thin layer of topsoil on top of this.

This region is characterized by long, hot summers, cold winters, and relatively little precipitation.

Early European explorers were looking for this, which would provide an easy sailing route to Asia.

These massive ice sheets eroded the landforms of North America.

In the Western Cordillera, these enormous trees can grow to be as high as a 30 storey office building.

This region is characterized by gently rolling landscapes, and stretches to the Arctic Ocean in the north.

Due to its location between two mountain ranges, this region tends to be very dry.

This explorer made enemies of the Iroquois people, possibly because he kept kidnapping them and taking them back to France with him.

During this time, most of northern North America was covered by ice sheets.

The plants in this region range from sparse grassland to semi-desert plants.

The Appalachian mountains are some of the oldest mountains in the world, but are low and rounded due to this factor.

Due to its lack of precipitations, this region is technically a desert.

This town was located along the St. Lawrence river, and is near the site of present day Quebec City.