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Choose from these words: Chinook Rocky Mountains Interior Plains Badlands 1. 2. 3. September 1, 1905 Canadian Shield Continental Saskatchewan July 1, 1867 Rocky Edmonton Mountains
When did Alberta become a province? __________________ On Albertas south-west border are the _________________ Mountains. A dry region with deep gullies in south-eastern Alberta is called the __________________________.
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What is Albertas capital city? ________________________ What are Albertas three main geographic regions? a) ______________________________ b) ______________________________ c) ______________________________
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Albertas climate is ________________________. Nearly all of Albertas rivers begin in the _______________ _____________________.
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The most important river system in southern Alberta is the ____________________ River system.
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_____ provided families with food, clothing, tools and shelter.. a) Bison b) Tipis c) Homesteaders
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When the aboriginal people hunted, they lived in tent-like homes called _____. a) Homesteads b) Tipis c) Rocky Mountain House
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The bison is also known as the North America ______. a) yak b) bull c) buffalo
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Rocky Mountain House was an early ____. a) sod house b) fur-trading post c) gold mine claim
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Fort Edmonton was surrounded by a high wall of upright wooden posts, called a _____. a) rocky mountain b) tipi c) stockade
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____ came to Alberta from the United States, Ontario, Quebec and Europe. a) Homesteaders b) the Blackfoot c) Aboriginals
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After building a cabin, the homesteader would plant a garden for ___. a) canola b) fresh vegetables c) wheat
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The homesteaders had to work _____ to survive. a) extremely hard b) a little bit c) all through the night
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At fur-trading posts, _____ pelts and bison robes were the most sought-after items of trade. a) horse b) bison c) beaver
Albertas most valuable grain crop is __________________. Because there is not enough rain, the land must be ______________. On a cattle ranch, ______________ is the busiest time of year.
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Because the Athabasca oil sands are close to the earths surface, __________________ is used to recover the oil sand.
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One amazing natural wonder in the Rocky Mountains are the ___________________, with temperatures over 100C.
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__________________________ is an emerald coloured wonder in Banff National Park, set beneath majestic mountains and a slowly-