Grassland Vocab
hoodoos
moraines
soft sandstone is eroded over time and harder sandstone on top that has lasted longer (mushroom shape forms)
This is the capital of Alberta.
Edmonton
What is the name of the festival held in Edmonton is August where various cultural backgrounds have a display area (traditional clothing, singing, dancing, music etc. displayed)
Heritage Festival
tilling
Marshy lakes (low areas filled with water)
sloughs
List 3 crops grown in this area
hay, alfalfa, wheat, barley, oats, canola, and sugar beets.
The name of the area that is a protected wetland for beavers and birds.
Beaverhill Bird Observatory or The Beaver Hills wetlands
Much of Alberta has had ______ conditions at various times becasue there was less rainfall than usual.
drought
The name of a large group of wind turbines
wind plant
Farming activities such as growing crops and raising animals
agriculture
Name activties people can do on Cowboy Trail
- trail ride
- watch a rodeo
- stay at the ranch
- watch ranch hands at work (especially with horses and cattle)
- horse ride
A person whose first language is french. (Your parents are able to speak French at home with you)
Name 2 rivers that run through Calgary
The Bow and The Elbow
Hot and dry environment making it hard for things to grow
arid
A capital city and surrounding communities
capital region
Name of the Dam near Pincher Creek that helps store water for dry periods.
The Oldman River Dam
The hutterites are groups of people who live together on large community farms. They do ____________ which means they work at more than one type of farming.
mixed farming
Vegreville has a large traditional Easter egg structure because there are a lot of _______ people that live in and around it.
Ukrainian
Items that were made or used by people
artifacts
Businesses that gather natural resources and make goods to sell
industries
Name some of the main natural resources of this region and say whether they are renewable or non-renewable
renewable: wind, water, soil
non-renewable: oil, gas, coal,
Describe how a moraine is formed.
Moving glaciers and ice sheets scrape the ground and rocks and soil are pushed aside. They become covered with rock and soil. The mounds left behind when the glaciers and ice sheets melted are called moraines.
Describe Calgary's timeline
- Blackfoot settlers
- ranchers started to farm in the area
- The North West Mounted Police built Fort Calgary
- Cattle businesses start
- Calgary becomes a city in 1894
- Settlers arrive from around the world for farm land
- Oil is discovered in Turnery Valley 1914