The Interior Plains is the region between the Western Cordillera and The Canadian Shield, hence Interior. Many people confuse the plains with the praire provinces. Praries are wild grasses where as Plains are mainly flat. The plains can be classified into three areas. North, central and south. The north containing tundra; central containing trees and south having more plains.

     The plains are found in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

     It is a large region that is flat and that has low hills. It is an area of grasslands, wooded parklands and large forests. Natural resources like coal, gas, forest, farmland, igneous rock and metamorphic rock form the base. The Plains were formed several small continents colliding together during Precambrian time. Most of the parts were shallowed in seas. It contains Sedimentary rock which are composed by limestone, sandstone and shale.

     Covered by many different types of grass, they include long roots like bluestems, june grass, porcupine grass, pine, spruce and fir trees. A lot of farmers grow oats, barley, and wheat. This region is perfect for farming as it has the exact amount of water and sunlight.

     A wide variety of wildlife live in the interior plains. Some animals are mule, deer, pronghorn, antelopes, brown bears, wolves and elk. They live in here for it's vast space and food.