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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:geological_formation
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Laurentian_Plateau
Bouclier canadien
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gptkbp:borders
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gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkb:Hudson_Bay
gptkb:St._Lawrence_River
gptkb:Great_Lakes
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gptkbp:composedOf
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Precambrian rock
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gptkbp:contains
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forests
rivers
swamps
numerous lakes
Canadian Shield forests ecoregion
large mineral deposits
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gptkbp:ecosystem
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gptkb:grass
boreal forest
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gptkbp:extendsTo
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gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:northern_United_States
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gptkbp:glaciated
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during last Ice Age
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gptkbp:homeTo
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First Nations communities
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gptkbp:importantFor
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gptkb:mining_industry
forestry
hydroelectric power
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gptkbp:includes
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parts of Alberta
parts of Newfoundland and Labrador
parts of Ontario
parts of Quebec
parts of Manitoba
parts of Nunavut
parts of Northwest Territories
parts of Saskatchewan
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gptkbp:influenced
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Canadian climate
Canadian ecology
Canadian hydrology
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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shield-like shape
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gptkbp:oldestRocks
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over 4 billion years old
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:North_American_craton
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gptkbp:richIn
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gptkb:gold
gptkb:uranium
gptkb:iron_ore
copper
zinc
nickel
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gptkbp:servesArea
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about 8 million square kilometers
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gptkbp:shape
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glacial erosion
tectonic activity
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Simon_Ennis
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Canadian Shield
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