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Atlantic Canada: Physiographic Region

Atlantic Canada: Physiographic Region. Emily Kocsis, Sara Jones, and Mariam Soliman. Introduction . Physiography is defined as the study of the earth’s surface, including: land formation, climate, current and rock type.

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Atlantic Canada: Physiographic Region

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  1. Atlantic Canada:Physiographic Region Emily Kocsis, Sara Jones, and Mariam Soliman

  2. Introduction • Physiography is defined as the study of the earth’s surface, including: land formation, climate, current and rock type. • Land formation, climate,current and rock type are all dominant components of Atlantic Canada.

  3. Land Formations • The most well known land formation in Atlantic Canada is the Appalachian Mountains. • Formed about 300 million years ago by collision of North America and Europe during Paleozoic era. • Years of erosion and glaciation has reduced jagged peaks to mountains and hills

  4. Climate • Most of Atlantic Canada is part of the humid, continental summer • Atlantic Canada has a very moist climate • Generally speaking Atlantic Canada’s climate is very similar to the information below:

  5. Rock Type • In Atlantic Canada’s main rock type is sedimentary • Along the coasts especially it is very rocky, made up mostly of sedimentary. • The Appalachians are mostly made up of Sedimentary with volcanic activity and faulting creating some areas of igneous and metamorphic rock. • Plateaus of igneous and metamorphic are composed of iron and zinc.

  6. Conclusion • Atlantic Canada is a very unique region • It is best known for the Appalachian Mountains • Heavy precipitation makes this region of Canada a very moist setting. Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia

  7. Bibliography • Clarke, Bruce ./ Wallace, John K. Making Connections. Scarborough, Ontario: Prentice Hall Ginn Ontario, 1999.

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