Physical regions of canada

1. Physical regions of canada Great Lakes St. Lawrence Lowlands

2. Location • This is the smallest region in Canada. • It consists of Southern Ontario where the Great Lakes surrounds it. Along the banks of the St Lawrence river, on both sides, this region extends through the province of Quebec.

3. Landscape • This region has much flat land surrounded by few hills. Once, it was covered in pine forest, birch, hemlock , and maple trees but most of this land has been cleared for the use of farmland. • This area was shaped by glaciers. • The land has plains and hills including the Niagara Escarpment, which is a steep rise of rock separating two levels of flat land.

5. Climate • Climate is linked to landforms in many ways. • The Great Lakes cause the hot humid weather found here in the summer by providing the moisture in the air (precipitation). The St. Lawrence Lowlands is the closest region in Canada to the equator, making the weather mild. There can be 100cm of rain each year from the humidity in the summer.  • Winter in this region can be very unpredictable. Winters can turn out to be cold, with sticky snow  because of the humidity from the Great Lakes. Also when the cold Arctic air interacts with the warm gulf masses, the results can turn very unstable which means lots of precipitation for this region. There can be up to 80 cm of snow each winter and temperatures can drop to minus 30 degrees Celsius. This unpredictability is caused by the landforms and the ocean.

6. Resources • 1. Rich fertile level land for agriculture. It also is the second largest farming area in all of Canada and crops include tobacco, peaches, cherries, grapes , apples, hay, vegetables, such as carrots, corn, onions, beets, peas and beans. • 2. St Lawrence lowland has lots of ranching which supply butter, cheese, and meat for the region. • 3. Fresh water is used for cities, factories, ships to transport items and most of all human and animal survival. • 4. Forestry - forests are mixed and include walnut, oak, sugar maple, and hemlock.

7. Industry • Manufacturing is the St. Lawrence, Great Lakes Lowlands biggest industry. Manufacturing plants are located in the golden horseshoe. • Lots of things are produced here. For example, they manufacture steel, iron-ore, coal and lime stone. • Farming is another popular industry here. This region has the 2nd largest area in Canada used for farming because of it's rich soil , flat land and the climate is good (long growing season that is warm and humid). Orchards of apples, peaches, cherries, asparagus, tomatoes and also strawberries can be grown near Niagara Falls area. The Niagara Falls area harvests peaches, cherries and grapes. Southwest Ontario grows soybeans, corn and tobacco.   • The St. Lawrence lowlands mine iron-ore, zinc, coal, silver, copper and lead. They retrieve the minerals by drilling into the rocks and using machinery. Many jobs are directly and indirectly linked to mining. 

8. Population • This region has the greatest concentration of large cities in Canada.

9. Facts • About 70% of the land in the Great Lakes Lowland it is used for crops such as hay, pasture and field grains. This is a very important region for growing crops in Canada.