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Canadian Shield Research Paper

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The Canadian Shield is the largest of the physiographic regions covering more than half of Canada and consists of the provinces Quebec, Ontario, Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Nunavut and over half of North West Territories. Apart from its occupations in Canada, portions of the shield also spans all the way to United States. As of now, the shield is fairly flat, along with rounded hills of rock that are roots of ancient mountains. Mainly igneous and metamorphic rock compose the shields land. From this rock many valuable minerals can be harvested from it, such as large quantities of lead, gold, copper, zinc, and other important materials. Resulting numerous cities and towns in the shield to rely on mining industries for jobs. As of mining,

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