Alberta History & Boundaries
Alberta officially joined became a Canadian province in what year.
1905
Natural shapes on Earth's surface, such as rivers, valleys, mountains, hills, and plains.
What are physical features (or landforms)?
The Canadian Shield is located in this corner of Alberta.
What is the northeast corner?
An imaginary line created by governments to divide countries, provinces, or states.
What is a political boundary?
Alberta is divided into this total number of distinct natural/physical regions
What is 6?
The Canadian Shield is mostly made of this type of extremely old, hard material exposed at the surface.
What is ancient rock (granite)?
A natural border formed by landforms like rivers, mountain ranges, or lakes.
What is a physical boundary?
List all 6 of Alberta's physical regions
What are the Boreal Forest, Rocky Mountain, Foothills, Grassland, Parkland, and Canadian Shield?
Glaciers scraped away most of the topsoil in the Canadian Shield long ago, leaving behind thousands of these water features.
What are lakes and rivers?