Kanada ühiskond ja kultuur/Society and Culture of Canada
CANADA
REVISION QUESTIONS 2010
1. The main physiographic regions of Canada.
Canada may be divided into seven physiographic regions: Arctic Lowlands, Cordilleran Region, Interior
Plains, Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canadian Shield (Forest Lands), St Lawrence Lowlands and Appalachian
Region. Divisions are based on each area's relatively similar physical geography and landforms.
Physiographic regionalization is defined here as the process by which regions with relatively homogeneous
physical geography are determined
2. Who are the native people of Canada? Into which three groups can they be divided?
Canada's constitution specifies three categories of aboriginal peoples: Indian (First Nations), Métis, Inuit.
According to Canadian census 2011, 1.4 mln people of Aboriginal origin (4.3%): 852,000 First Nation...