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What is a cavalry?
A group of police or soldiers who travel on horse.
Explain how the horse helped improve the quality of life for people living in the Interior Plains region
Horses improved the quality of life for people in this region as they were suddenly able to travel much faster across a greater distance. Horses also provided another way to pack supplies/pull wagons.
Name 2 severe weather or natural disasters that happen in this region.
Wildfires, tornados, droughts and blizzards etc.
The railway affected the Metis by.......
• The fur trade slowing down, and many Métis had lost their jobs with the trading companies.
• More settlers had arrived on the Prairies and they created communities where the Métis had once hunted, farmed, and camped.
• Bison becoming scarce.
What was scrip?
Scrip was a coupon given to many Metis in exchange for their desirable land. Answers will vary but most students explain that they feel scrip was a bad idea for the Metis as they were being taken advantage of and scrip coupon wasn’t always honored or it was stolen.
Who created the North-West Mounted Police and why were they created?
John A. Macdonald created the NWMP to help bring a forceful law to areas far away (i.e. The Territories) from regular police authority.
Describe three landform/physical features of this region.
Wetlands, sloughs, badlands, prairies, hoodoos, taiga, boreal plains.
Name three natural resources from this region.
Fertile soil, oil, gas, minerals, animals, trees, water and coal are all natural resources found in this region of Canada.
Describe the climate of this region.
The prairies are well-known for its fluctuating temperatures. In the winter, the prairies can experience periods of extreme cold. It is not uncommon for one week to be in the-20˚ to30˚ range, and the following week to be above-zero. The Interior Plains is known for having dry hot summer and very cold winters. Chinook winds are warm, dry winds that happen mostly in southern Alberta. They can raise the temperature on cold winter days and provide relief to people working outside. The Interior Plains is known for being a dry region.
The four Indigenous groups that lived in this region are....
The Cree, Dene, Blackfoot and Saulteaux.
Name four popular jobs in this region.
Popular jobs are farming, ranching, oil, gas and tourism.
Why did British immigrants come to the Interior Plains region?
Many British people came to start a new life. They heard that the Interior Plains offered fertile soil, a large area of land and that they would be able to provide for their families.
Which provinces are part of this region?
It includes the Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon and Northwest Territories.
Name 5 animals that live in this region.
Here you can find wolves, foxes, bison, elk, pronghorn antelope, deer, gophers etc.