Alberta Settlers
What challenges did early settlers face when they arrived in Alberta?
Harsh Winters, Cultural barriers, Isolation
The longest river in Alberta
What is the Athabasca river?
Rock rings often found near rivers that show where tipis once stood.
What are tipi rings?
Oil, natural gas, coal, forests
What are some of the natural resources found in Alberta?
A rocky region with steep canyons and dry valleys. This area is famous for dinosaur fossils found in Drumheller.
What are the Badlands?
What are the different reasons different immigrants come to Alberta?
For farming opportunities, to escape persecution, job opportunities, family
Winds that bring warm weather in winter.
What are Chinook winds?
An agreement between First Nation people and the government.
What are treaties?
The are made with Eagle Feathers.
What is the First Nation Headdress made from?
What is the highest mountain in Alberta?
Mount Columbia
Who are the Metis?
People with European, usually French, and First Nation roots
Low hills are found at the bottom of the Rocky Mountains. This area is rich in soul and is great for farming and raising cattle.
What are the Foothills?
This is a flower symbol that symbolizes the Metis
What is the Fleur de Lis?
The longest cement structure of its time was built over 100 years ago to bring water to dry farmland.
What is the Brooks Aqueduct?
What is the Parkland or Grassland Region?
Grassy areas with small trees like poplar. The rich soil is perfect for growing crops like wheat and canola.
What is French?
the first European language spoken in Alberta
The largest lake in Alberta
What is Lesser Slave Lake?
There are 5 of these, they are numbered 4,6,7,8,10 in Alberta.
How many treaties are there in Alberta?
This natural resource brings lots of money into Alberta's economy.
What is oil or gas?
Very High mountains with snow on top. These mountains have glaciers and provide water from melting snow.
What are the Rocky Mountains?
How did the First Nations hunt buffalo at Head Smashed in?
The buffalo were herded to a cliff and then plummeted to their death
Tall thin rock formations found in the badlands near Drumheller.
What are hoodoos?
Who were the first people in Alberta? Name the tribes we learned about in class.
The First Nation people, The Blackfoot: Pikani, Siksika, kainai and the Cree
This region has a lot of trees which greatly benefits Alberta by creating jobs and bringing in money.
What is the Boreal Forest?
A big forest in the north filled with evergreen trees. This forest helps clean the air but is very cold in winter.
What is the Boreal Forest?