The Interior Plains of Canada are important because they contain both mineral and forest resources which provide raw materials for industry and rich soils for farming. The southern and eastern region contains fertile soils and sufficient rainfall to support wheat farming. The region is called the Bread Basket of Canada. The northern region contains forested lands, with the trees exploited for lumber, pulp, and paper.
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The interior plains of Canada covers a giant swath of the country, encompassing most of the province of Saskatchewan and almost all of Alberta, including large portions of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. The southern part of the interior plains make up what is known as the prairies, where most of the country's food is grown.
there are only 2, the cordilleran region and the interior plains
Canada has 20 ecozones - Land-Based Ecozones - Arctic Cordillera - Atlantic Maritime - Boreal Cordillera - Boreal Plains - Boreal Shield - Hudson Plains - Mixed Wood Plains - Montane Cordillera - Northern Arctic - Pacific Maritime - Prarie - Southern Arctic - Taiga Cordillera - Taiga Plain - Taiga Shield Water-Based Ecozones - Arctic Archipelago - Arctic Basin - Atlantic Marine - Northwest Atlantic - Pacific Marine -
The great plains region
Anthony Henday was one of the first white men to explore the interior of the Canadian northwest. He was a native of the Isle of Wight who was a convicted smuggler and joined the Hudson's Bay Company in 1750 as a net-maker and labourer.
James Wolfe was buried on the plains of abraham. A memorial was erected in his name on the spot he died on the plains.