Alberta Regions Landforms Jeopardy

Definitions

100

Something on the Earth’s surface that happens naturally, or without the help of humans

Landform

200

This landform rises high above the surrounding ground, higher than 300m

Mountain

300

A huge chunk of ice that moves very slowly over land

Glacier

400

Long and deep areas of land that are found between hills and mountains

Valley

500

An area with its own natural vegetation, climate, and landforms is called a

Natural Region

Protected Areas

100

More than 60% of this region is protected as national and provincial parks, so people can enjoy its beauty and wildlife

Rocky Mountain Region

200

Only a tiny big, about 0.8% of this region is set aside as provincial parks

Grassland Region

300

Only a small part, about 1.4% of this region is protected as provincial parks

Foothills Region

400

This region has been affected by things like logging, oil and gas drilling, and peat mining. Because of this, only 16.1% of this region is protected

Boreal Forest Region

500

Since this region is hard to get to and not very accessible, it's one of the most natural and untouched parts of Alberta

Canadian Shield Region

Natural Vegetation

100

There are lots of aspen trees in this region

Parkland Region

200

The land in this region is mostly made of rock or rough glacial soil

Canadian Shield Region

300

In the Grassland region, there are cool, rocky areas called ___________

Badlands

400

This type of wetland cover over a third of the Boreal Forest Region

Peatlands

500

The Canadian Shield region has big areas of rock covered in __________ (a type of plant)

Lichen

History

100

What is now Alberta was once covered with _________

Rock

200

A looooong time ago, oceans covered Alberta. When these oceans drained, they left ___________ towering above the land

Mountains

300

For thousands of years, First Nations peoples used this as a landmark to guide them when they travelled

Big Rock in Okotoks

400

Geologists say that long ago there were earthquakes and volcanoes in Alberta, and that for thousands of years ___________ covered the land

Glaciers

500

Throughout the story of Alberta, rivers have been important to people. Give 2 reasons why

1. Food (fishing)

2. Travel

Landforms

100

a landform that is higher than the ground, rising under 300 metres 

Hill

200

This type of landform looks like a large ditch

Valley

300

This landform continues to provide some of the water for Alberta's rivers, like the North Saskatchewan River and the Athabasca River

Glaciers

400

This type of landform is made of rock and earth

Mountains

500

The Boreal Forest region includes the Peace-Athabasca ________, which is the second largest freshwater ________ in the world

Delta