Alberta's Natural Resources
Region's Location and Description
Region's Location and Description
Physical Geography Terms
Important Information
100
What is forestry and what region produces the most of this resource? Give me three products made from forestry.
Forestry is the cutting of trees to create lumber and other wood based products and the Boreal Forest produces the highest amount. EX: desks, paper, toilet paper, lumber, etc.
100
Show me the location of the Boreal Forest and name a town/city, landform and animal located here.
Town/city- Fort McMurray
Landform- forests, rolling hills, and plains.
Animals- moose, caribou, whooping cranes, bears, wolves and many more.
100
Where is the Rocky Mountain region located? Give me a town/city and body of water.
Town/City- Jasper and Banff
Body of Water- Athabasca falls and Maligne lake.
100
Give me 2 lakes and 2 rivers found in Alberta.
A variety of answers.
100
It is known that the oil and gas industry is very harmful to the environment. What are the 3 alternative energy sources produced in Alberta?
Hydroelectricity (fast water power)
Wind Power
Solar Power
200
What are the two types of agriculture and what regions creates these resources? Give me 1 region and 2 examples of each type of agriculture.
Agriculture is the growing of crops and animals. Three regions that mainly produce this resource are the Foothills, Parkland and Grassland regions. EX: Crops-corn, potato's, wheat, etc. EX: Animals- cows, chickens, pigs, etc.
200
Where is the Foothills Region located? Give me a town/city, landform and vegetation found here.
Town/Cities- Edson.
Landform- hills, grasslands, and valleys.
Vegetation- Lodge Pole Pine, Spruce, Fir, Aspen, Birch, and Poplar trees.
200
Where is the Foothills region located? Give me an animal and river found here.
Animal- Caribou, moose, black bears, coyotes, and cougars are all found in this area.
River- the Bow, Elbow and Sheep rivers.
200
Where is Alberta located?
200
What does renewable and nonrenewable resource mean? Give me 2 examples of each.
Renewable Resource- a resource that we can create more of. EX: plants, animals, etc.
Nonrenewable Resource- a resource that will eventually run out of and we cannot create more (takes millions of years). EX: oil, gas, coal, etc.
300
What does natural resource mean? Give me three examples made in Alberta.
Natural resources are materials taken from the earth and turned into products that can be used by humans. EX: Oil and gas, fossil fuels, agriculture, forestry, water, minerals and alternative energy.
300
Where is the Rocky Mountain region located? Give me an animal, vegetation and landform.
Animals- big horned sheep, woodland caribou, grizzly bears, Cooper’s hawks, and great gray owls.
Vegetation- many grasses and different types of trees such as Douglas Fir, Aspen, and White Spruce.
Landforms- mountains and valleys.
300
Where is the Parkland region located? Give me an animal and body of water found in this region.
Animal- ducks, elk, Canadian geese, beavers, coyotes, and burrow owls.
Lake/River- The North Saskatchewan River, Red, Deer River and Battle River.
300
What does landforms mean? Give me two examples found in Alberta.
Landforms- how does the land look and what is it made of. EX: hoodoos, hills, plains, forests, etc.
300
What is the difference between climate and weather? Give me an example of climate and weather.
Climate is the common type of weather in a specific area over a long period of time. EX: In July Alberta is around 20 degrees with a mixture of clouds, sun and rain.
Weather refers to the conditions present on a particular day. EX: It is July 1st and it is currently 15 degrees and raining.
400
What is Alberta's main natural resource? How were these resources created? Give me 2 examples.
Alberta's main natural resource is fossil fuels. These resources were created by ancient plants and animals. EX: coal, oil, oil sands and natural gas.
400
Where is the Parkland region located? Give me a landform, vegetation and city found here.
Landforms- grasslands, woodlands, badlands, and more.
Vegetation- Saskatoon berries, Aspen trees, Willow trees, and more.
City- Edmonton
400
Where is the Canadian Shield Region located? What is a vegetation, landform and animal found in this region?
Vegetation- Because of the weather and rocky terrain, only certain plants will grow in this region, including many coniferous trees.
Landform- beaches, sand dunes, wetlands and other landforms.
Animals- wolves, moose, lynxes, beavers, buffalo and more.
400
What does vegetation mean? Give me 2 examples found in Alberta.
Vegetation- the plants the are naturally grown in an area. EX: pine trees, grasses, Saskatoon berries, etc.
400
If I start in Edmonton, how does my climate change if I head north? What happens to my climate if I head south and get closer to the equator?
The more north or south I go the colder the climate.
The more I travel towards the equator, the hotter it gets.
500
Give me 2 reasons why fossil fuels are good for Alberta. Give me 2 reasons why fossil fuels are bad for Alberta.
Good: Many Albertans work in fossil fuels, it provides energy, it helps create many products (make up, plastics) etc.
Bad: Hurts the environment/animals, it is a nonrenewable resource so we will eventually run out, tailing ponds are toxic, etc.
500
Where is the Grassland region located? Give me a city/town, vegetation and animal found here.
City/town- Medicine Hat and Drumheller
Vegetation- There are many grasses, shrubs, and herbs. Much of the land here is cropland.
Animals- rattlesnake and the pronghorn antelope.
500
Where is the Grassland region located? Give me a landform and unique National Park found here.
Landforms- hoodoos, badlands, mostly prairie, land mostly flat and some hills and valleys.
National Park- Dinosaur provincial park.
500
What is a unique animal and body of water found in Alberta?
Animal- Lynx, big horned sheep, moose, beaver, etc.
Body of Water- variety of answers.
500
National and Provincial Parks are very important to Alberta. Name one National/Provincial Park and give me 2 reasons of why they are so important.
Jasper, Banff, Waterton Lakes, Elk Island National, etc.
These parks exist to protect landscapes as well as wildlife. Sometimes these parks serve to protect historically significant sites, such as with Dinosaur Provincial Park. Many scientists work out of these parks doing research on different species of plants and animals.