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Do you ever wonder why people live in the 

region of Canada they are living in? Or what 

geographical features are appealing? This 

book will focus on the St. Lawrence Lowlands 

region of Canada. In this book we will 

examine the geography, climate, natural 

resources, utilization of those resources, the 

impact from the use of resources, and the 

strategies that could be implemented to 

reduce the environmental impact.

The great lakes and the St. Lawrence 

Lowlands are located on the southern parts 

of Ontario and Quebec. The landform of the 

St. Lawrence Lowlands was formed 

thousands of years ago.   It was carved out 

by ice sheets in the Pleistocene glaciation, 

about 10,000 years ago when the Lauretide 

ice sheet retreated. The St. Lawrence 

lowlands were flooded for vast periods of 

time like the interior plains.   They gradually 

retreated to form what are now the Great 

Lakes. 

These Plains were covered by the sea for a 

long time. Layers of sediment fell to the 

sea floor which created the rich soil. Large 

bodies of water found in this region include 

the St. Lawrence River, Lake Huron, Lake 

Michigan and Lake Superior. The landscape 

of the St. Lawrence Lowlands region can be 

described as very fertile with many 

waterways.

Minerals are an important natural resource 

for this region. Most of the minerals are 

found within the rocks in the Great Lakes 

area. The minerals found here include iron 

ore, zinc, silver, coal, copper and lead. 

These minerals are dependent on the rocks 

found in this region. The rich soil in this 

lowlands region is another natural 

resource. Another important natural 

resource is salmon.

Many habitants living in the St. Lawrence 

Lowlands depend on these natural resources for 

their income. Farming is a popular industry here. 

This region has the 2nd largest area in Canada 

used for farming because of its fertile soil, flat 

land and the climate is good (long growing 

season that is warm and humid). This is a very 

important region for growing crops in Canada. 

The St. Lawrence lowlands mine iron-ore, zinc, 

coal, silver, copper and lead. They retrieve the 

minerals by drilling into the rocks and using 

machinery. Many jobs are directly and indirectly 

linked to mining.

The impact on the environment from the 

utilization of these natural resources has cause 

some damage to the environment in the form of 

deforestation. Also over exploitation of the mining 

industry might have an impact on the 

environment. Clear cutting large areas of forests 

for the purpose of farming creates habitat loss for 

wildlife living in the forests; it also decreases the 

amount of carbon the trees absorb. Clear-cutting 

old growth timber increases the likelihood of 

landslides by speeding erosion; as large trees' 

root structures bind soil to underlying bedrock.

A sustainable approach towards 

deforestation would be to have a 

sustainable harvest, in which trees are cut 

at a rate that allows them to regrow in a 

given area at the same rate at which they 

are harvested. This is a form of 

conservation. Another form of conservation 

would be to protect forests from cutting 

altogether, such as in a national park.

There is a rolling landscape, created mainly 

by glaciation. Flat plains are broken by hills 

and deep river valleys. The St. Lawrence 

section is made up of flat plains on either 

side of the river, which gradually begins to 

rise into the Canadian Shield and 

Appalachians. 

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