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LESSON 4

1 Match the words on the left with the descriptions on the right.

1. The Innuitian Mountains a. have very short summers and long frozen
2. The Arctic Lowlands winters

3. The Canadian Shield b. are located in the Arctic territories of the
northwest and Nunavut regions
4. The Western Cordillera
c. are deep, flat, and fertile and extend through
5. The Interior Plains
the middle of Canada
6. The Appalachian d. covers most of the Yukon Territory and some
Mountains
of British Columbia and western Alberta

e. is made of metamorphic rocks
f. have many hardwood trees that are used
in the timber industry

2 Fill in the blanks using the words below.

Alberta Saskatchewan Canada plateaus Russia valleys
Toronto Appalachian Quebec Bering

1. is the second-largest country in the world after
.

2. The Western Cordillera has and .
3. is Canada’s business center.

4. The Interior Plains cover most of and .

5. The Mountains are the oldest highland in Canada.
6. Early inhabitants of Canada reached it through the land bridge.

7. is the second most populated province in Canada.

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