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The Canadian Shield: Climate 
Web Links
These Web
sites will provide you with background information.
Web Links
Acid
Rain
Acid rain is a major problem in some regions of
the Canadian Shield because the lakes have granite lakebeds. Learn the
facts about acid rain and what is being done to solve the problem from
this Web site from Environment Canada. At the Kids' Corner link, there
is an explanation of pH and how acid rain affects forests, ecosystems,
and human health. There are also activities and experiments for students
to try.
Ice
Roads
The climate of the Canadian Shield is so cold that in some regions special
ice roads are built in the winter to facilitate transportation. At this
Web site, students can discover the routes of the major ice roads in the
Northwest Territories and why these roads are needed in this cold climate.
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