Vocab Definitions
What is tourism?
When people visit or vacation in another place, they are tourists participating in tourism. Tourism is strong in areas where people want to vacation.
Alberta joined confederation in which year?
a) 1905
b) 1789
c) 1867
d) 1987
A.
Name 3 communities that live in Alberta.
People from France, England, Ukraine, Russia, China, Japan, etc. Indigenous people were here first.
Which landform brings in the most tourists in Alberta?
Mountains.
a) 1910
b) 1920
c) 1930
d) 1940
C.
What is Francophone?
Someone who speaks French as a first language
Who was the father of Confederation? (Our first prime minister)
John A. MacDonald
Define immigration.
People that move to a foreign country to live permanently.
Name a summer and winter seasonal activity to do in Alberta.
Answers will vary.
Which natural resource changed Leduc forever?
Oil.
What is community?
A group of people who share something that is the same – whether it is a language, culture, or place where they live.
Which group of people were affected the most by European settlers in Alberta?
What is something radio stations MUST do in Canada?
They must play a certain number of Canadian artists.
Name two tourist attractions that are in Alberta (the attractions that each group presented about)
Banff National Park, Icefields Parkway, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park, Dinousaur Provinical Park, and Writing on Stone Park
Which location in Alberta is the warmest?
a) The northern region
b) The southern region
c) The eastern region
d) The western region
B.
What is confederation?
When regions or provinces join together under one central government (Canada)
What group of people are symbolized by this flag?
Francophones.
What is the difference between rural and urban communities?
Urban = city, more dense with people and buildings
Rural = outside of cities, less dense with people and buildings
How does tourism affect the environment?
When people visit a city or tourist attraction, they sometimes do not take care of it. They may change the attraction, which damages it. Provincial or national parks can be affected when people camp. This is bad for the environment.
What was built that connected Canada from the east to the west coast? Need the specific name.
Canadian Pacific Railway.
What is multiculturalism?
Supporting difference cultures in a region, province, or country
Why did urban communities quickly grow after 1905? Hint: resource towns.
People moves to cities because of the discovery of oil or to get jobs in forests cutting down trees. When these natural resources were discovered, people moved to get closer to them to find jobs. As more and more people moved there, the cities got bigger.
What is a heritage site?
A heritage site is a place that has been kept the same as it was when it was first built or from a different time period.
State one reason Alberta joined confederation.
Money from the federal government, increased trade between the provinces which led to a better economy, and have more control over their resources (coal, wheat, and timber)
What is infrastructure?
Infrastructure is all the important services that are offered by a city. Your cities infrastructure includes its road, hospitals, sewers, power lines and more.