Show:
Climate
Land
Rivers
Natural Resources
Other
100
Question: Does the climate across the Interior Plains region vary from one area to another? Yes or No?
Yes.
100
Mostly Alberta, over half of Saskatchewan, parts of Manitoba and the NWT describes this geographic region of Canada.
What is the 'Interior Plains Region'
100
The 3 groups of people who fist used the rivers for a source of transportation in the Interior Plains.
Who are the First Nations people, Metis people, European explorers and traders?
100
These are considered the 3 main fossil fuels of the Interior Plains.
What are oil, natural gas and coal?
100
The driest place in all of Canada.
What is Medicine Hat, Alberta?
200
Fill in the blank: In the __________ part of the Interior Plains, the weather is __________ than in the south with __________ precipitation.
Answer: In the NORTHERN part of the Interior Plains, the weather is COLDER than in the south with LESS precipitation.
200
Rolling Land and Rivers
What is the "The Interior Plains Region" also known as?
200
This major river of the Interior Plains travels through most of Alberta and the NWT.
What is the Mackenzie River.
200
Alberta is know for these two fossil fuels.
What province is know for their oil and natural gas?
200
Even though there are risks of flooding, people still settled the region of the Red River because of this resource.
What is fertile soil?
300
Fill in the blank: In the southern part of the Interior Plains region, it is __________ than in the north with a __________ growing season for __________.
Answer: In the southern part of the Interior Plains region, it is WARMER than in the north with a LONGER growing season for CROPS.
300
Does the Interior Plains Region cover the most north eastern corner of BC? Yes or No?
Yes. The Interior Plains regions covers the most north eastern corner of BC.
300
Two of the most important rivers in this region.
What are the Red River and the Mackenzie River.
300
The Interior Plains is rich in this (use the general term).
What is natural resources.
300
Fill in the blank: In the far south of the Interior Plains, the climate can be __________ .
Answer: In the far SOUTH of the Interior Plains, the climate can be DESERT-LIKE.
400
Fill in the blanks: The Interior Plains region is one with a wide range of __________. It can be extremely __________ in the __________, about -40C, and in the __________ it can get very hot, as high as __________.
Answer: The Interior Plains region is one with a wide range of TEMPERATURES. It can be extremely COLD in the WINTER, about -40C, and in the SUMMER it can get very hot, as high as +40C.
400
List at least 3 Canadian provinces that the Interior Plains is NOT a part of.
What is Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, PEI, New Brunswick or Nova Scotia.
400
This major river of the Interior Plains travels through Winnipeg.
What is the Red River?
400
Fill in the blanks: Deep rich ____ and ____ open land of the _______ plains are excellent for growing crops and raising farm animals.
Deep rich SOIL and FLAT open land of the SOUTHERN plains are excellent for growing crops and raising farm animals.
400
Alberta is the only province that produces this mineral (according to the map on p. 74) regarding Fossil Fuels and Minerals in the Interior Plains.
What is SALT?
500
Fill in the blanks: This region gets more __________ than any other region Canada.
Answer: This region gets more SUN than any other region Canada.
500
Grains such as wheat, oats and barley mainly grow here which gave this region the nickname for Canada.
What is the "breadbasket of Canada?"
500
Plains Cree warned early settlers of the dangers of settling on the banks of the Red River because of this event.
What is flooding?
500
Question: If oil, natural gas, and coal are considered the main fossil fuels of the interior plains, what main minerals mined are missing from this list?
What is missing from the list are the minerals: potash and salt.
500
Fill in the blank: Canada uses more ____ per person than any other country in the world. (p. 75)
Canada uses more SALT per person than any other country in the world. (p. 75)