The Canadian Shield

The The Canadian Shield is
Canadian a big part of Ontario.

Shield

Living & Working It is the biggest region.
In Ontario Look at the map to see
where it is.
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The ground is rocky. There are lakes. People
like to visit and go to
cottages.

There are swamps.

People ride in boats,
swim and fish on the
lakes.

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Sudbury is a big city in Many people work in
the Canadian Shield. Sudbury. They have a
special kind of job there.

People live in houses, Some people work in mines.
shop at malls, and go to They dig underground.
school there. This is called mining.

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People have other jobs too. People also have
community helper jobs.

Some workers cut down
trees, or work with water
in the lakes.

The people there need
doctors, teachers, and
police- just like your town.

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More Fun Facts about the Pictures of the Canadian
Shield.
Canadian Shield
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•  It is the biggest region.
•  The ground is rocky.
•  There are lots of lakes,

rivers and streams.
•  The ground has special

metals in it.
•  People mine these

metals by digging in the

ground with special

machines.

What I still want to My Canadian
know about the Shield Learning

Canadian Shield: Book

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Circle the pictures that look Draw a picture of what you
like they could have been taken would do in the Canadian Shield
in the Canadian Shield. for work.

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Look at the photograph. What is the special job that
What can you tell about the involves digging underground?
Canadian Shield from this picture?
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Colour the Canadian Shield on
the map.

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Draw a picture of what you What are three things you
would do in the Canadian Shield have learned about the
for fun. Canadian Shield?

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