Day Twenty-Three

Thank you Lindsay for your very interesting current event! Perhaps you can send me a link to a website to be shared with the other students?

Textbook questions from today:

The Canadian Shield

Read pages 130-133.

—1. How old is the Canadian Shield?

—2. What does the Shield look like today?

—3. What are Metallic Minerals? Name some.

—4. Why is the Canadian Shield called a ‘storehouse of metallic minerals’?

—5. Name three major cities where mining occurs. Include 3 characteristics.

—6. What does bedrock mean?

—7. Explain why the Shield is an excellent place for hydroelectric generation.

HOMEWORK: You were also given (sorry!) a homework sheet for the weekend. Click here to access it.