Also where Canada is located the world has contributed to its wealth. Canada's geography has helped to raise Canada's economic prosperity. On the other hand the geography of Canada has also cost Canada economically. The cost to build and maintain Canada is enormous.
Geography has caused regions to form throughout the Canada. Many of these regions are made from physical barriers. On the west coast of Canada the Pacific Ocean acts as a physical barrier for the Cordillera of British Columbia. The Rocky Mountains are the other barrier. British Columbia is a Mountainous province, although there are still rolling plains, hills, valleys, grasslands and mixed forests found throughout this region. The Cordillera has fertile soil, which attracts the attention of Canadians, increasing its population. The Interior Plains also share the Rockies as a physical barrier. The Interior Plains consists flat plains and rolling hills with deep and wide river valleys. Where the soft fertile soil of the Interior Plain turns to hard rock is the physical barrier between the Interior Plains and the Canadian Shield. The Canadian Shield is a huge semicircular upland around the Hudson Bay. It has endless lakes and forests that are rich in wildlife. The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands is located directly below the Canadian Shield. The great lakes are the other barrier. Trees once covered this region, but due to its high populations the forests have been cleared. The Atlantic and Gulf region barriers are the Atlantic Ocean and also all of the islands surrounding this region. This region consists of low, rolling hills, none higher than 1280 meters. The 60th parallel is a political barrier for North. Although part of the Canadian Shield, Interior Plains and Cordillera do cross the 60th parallel into the North. The lowlands of the North are flat and swampy. The highlands of the north consist of the jagged mountains.
