Physical Regions
What is the smallest region in Alberta?
Canadian Shield
What is one of the 6 natural regions of Alberta
Canadian shield, rocky mountains, parkland, grassland, boreal forest, foothills region
What are fossil fuels?
Coal, gas, oil
Name a provincial park in Alberta
Canmore Nordic centre, Kananaskis country, dinosaur provincial park, lesser slave lake provincial park, writing on stone provincial park, lakeland provincial park,
What is agriculture?
Farming
Which Alberta region has mountains?
Rocky Mountains
What are landforms? Give an example
Mountains, hills, valleys, lakes, etc.
What is renewable resources
natural resources that do not disappear after being used because more are produced; forest
Name a national park in Alberta
Jasper National Park, Elk Island National Park, Banff National Park, Waterton Lakes National Park, Wood Buffalo National Park
What is one reason oil sands are good (can't talk about making clothes)
jobs
energy
What is vegetation?
Things that grow from the ground
What wildlife is there in the foothills region
elk, moose, wolverines, pika, ptarmigan, mountain sheep
What is a disadvantage to ALTERNATIVE ENERGY?
Isn't always windy
Describe Jasper National Park
largest national park in AB
can find elk, grizzly bears, big horn sheep and moose
Icefields parkway and Columbia icefields are located here
What are NATURAL resources?
Something we need to survive
Describe one natural region of your choice.
Answers Vary
What regions has lots of grass?
Grassland
What is Non-Renewable Resources
natural resources that disappear after being used; for example oil
Describe Banff national park
grizzly, cougar, wolverine, elk, bighorn sheep and moose are found here
oldest national park in Canada
A UNESCO World Heritage Site to preserve glaciers, fossil beds, lakes and canyons
What does climate mean?
The long-term average of weather conditions like temperature, rain, and wind in a place over many years.
What is the wildlife like in the Rocky Mountain region
jays, caribou, chipmunks, grizzlies, caribou, marmots, gray owl
What does climate mean
the average conditions in an area for a long period of time. Includes temperature and precipitation
Name a renewable natural resource
water, plants, sunlight, wind, soil
Describe dinosaur provincial park
Dinosaur Provincial Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Drumheller
Has badland topography. The park is well known for being one of the richest dinosaur fossil locales in the world
Is pizza a natural resource? Explain your answer.
No, because ______