HUDSON BAY- ARCTIC LOWLANDS
Summary
The Hudson Bay - Arctic Lowlands cover 32% of Canada's land surface. The Hudson Bay - Arctic Lowlands had formed at the end of the last ice age, when the glacier scraped along the Earth's surface, creating Canada's lowlands. Hence, the land is very flat. In addition, the land is composed of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rock. This is where you will retrieve most minerals found in this region such as diamonds. However, mining can affect the environment and us in negative ways. The region has very poor vegetation, as the soil cannot support a great deal of vegetation. This is due to the land either being barren or being covered in permafrost, forbidding the soil from absorbing water. The climate is too cold most of the year to support a variety of vegetation as the winters tend to be quite cold and hostile. In conclusion, little vegetation is able to grow due to the soil and climate but instead the region supplies us with valuable minerals; one being diamonds.
The Hudson Bay - Arctic Lowlands cover 32% of Canada's land surface. The Hudson Bay - Arctic Lowlands had formed at the end of the last ice age, when the glacier scraped along the Earth's surface, creating Canada's lowlands. Hence, the land is very flat. In addition, the land is composed of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rock. This is where you will retrieve most minerals found in this region such as diamonds. However, mining can affect the environment and us in negative ways. The region has very poor vegetation, as the soil cannot support a great deal of vegetation. This is due to the land either being barren or being covered in permafrost, forbidding the soil from absorbing water. The climate is too cold most of the year to support a variety of vegetation as the winters tend to be quite cold and hostile. In conclusion, little vegetation is able to grow due to the soil and climate but instead the region supplies us with valuable minerals; one being diamonds.