A large section of land in a country with many cities, divided by physical features, natural resources, and climate.
What is a region?
100
People who had one parent that was First Nations, and one parent who was French.
Who are the Metis?
100
These people were some of the first to move to the Interior Plains to work on the fur trade.
Who are the Francophones?
100
These people came to the Interior Plains to be peace-keepers.
Who are the North West Mounted Police?
100
This was built to connect the west coast of Canada to the east coast of Canada.
What is the Canadian Pacific Railway?
200
Things people use to survive that come from the natural environment.
What are natural resources?
200
This was made by the Metis women to sell to the fur trade workers.
What is pemmican?
200
These people came to the Interior Plains looking for freedom and a new life. They left the comfort of home to start over. They are the 9th largest ethnic group in Canada.
Who are the Ukrainians?
200
The North West Mounted Police are now known as...
Who are the Royal Canadian Mounted Police? (RCMP)
200
Many of these people were hired to work on the Canadian Pacific Railway for cheap wages.
Who are the Chinese?
300
The weather in an area.
What is climate?
300
This was a main food source for the First Nations and Metis. (hint: an animal)
What are the buffalo?
300
In Alberta we have a place called Amber Valley. This famous historical site was a important part of our history. (hint: involved bringing black slaves to Canada to find freedom)
What is the Underground Railway?
300
The rumours that forced the British government to send law enforcement to the Interior Plains.
Who are the Americans looking north for more land and resources?
300
Many of these animals were killed, almost to extinction, by people to keep them off of the railway.
What are the buffalo?
400
The different shapes of the land: hills, mountains, valleys, rivers.
What are landforms or physical features?
400
Alberta is the only province to still have these. (hint: people)
What are Metis settlements?
400
These people came to Canada looking for gold.
Who are the Chinese?
400
The law makers in the Interior Plains before the North West Mounted Police.
Who are the fur traders?
400
These people were forced to leave their homes and sign treaties to only live on government granted land.
Who are the First Nations and Metis?
500
A major natural resource in the Interior Plains.
What is oil and natural gas. (agriculture is acceptable here as well)
500
Aboriginal stories are centered around these.
What are animal spirits? (the land is another acceptable answer)
500
After the railway was completed, Canadians wanted the Chinese people to leave. They were shunned to work in these very poor, segregated areas.
What are Chinatown's
500
A number of men were sent from Quebec and Ontario to police the Interior Plains. This number is...
An initial force of 150 men, and 150 men the following spring.
500
The Canadian Pacific Railway was important in the ___________ of the Interior Plains.