Geography
Where is Lethbridge?
You will not find this landform in Alberta.
What is an "ocean"?
European and First Nations combined. Mixed religions Hunted buffalo. Lived in cabins. Used carts to get around. Fur traders too.
Who are the "Metis"?
He established the settlement called Quebec in New France.
Who was "Samuel de Champlain"?
Which First Nations group had territory where Lethbridge is located?
Who are the "Blackfoot First Nation Community"?
What is the capital of Alberta?
What is "Edmonton"?
Most fossils are found in this region of Alberta.
What is are the "Grasslands"?
Someone who was hired by a fur trading company to travel across present-day Canada to trade with the First Nations.
What is a "Voyageur"?
She was a Canadian heroine of the War of 1812.
Who was "Laura Secord"?
What animal did the First Nations in Southern Alberta rely on for their main food supply?
What is a "Bison"? or "Buffalo"?
What is the capital city of Canada?
What is "Ottawa"?
Exposed part of the Earth’s crust; rocky; many fossils are found there; cliffs of rock at the edges of lakes and rivers; granite headlands
What is the "Canadian Shield"?
It connected Alberta with the rest of Canada.
What is the "Railroad"?
Who (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada? He was responsible for building the transcontinental railway in Canada.
Who was "Sir John Alexander Macdonald"?
The Blackfoot and Cree moved around a lot following their food source. What word describes this?
What is "nomadic"?
Which ocean is next to British Columbia?
What is the "Pacific Ocean"?
Oil and gas, cattle, forests/lumber; thick forests; wetlands, and barren land; grasslands; generally flat; forestry; some minerals and oil in the ground too. This region covers 58% of AB. It is central and northern Alberta.
What is the "Boreal Forest"?
It started when two Frenchmen made a deal with the King of England to bring back beaver pelts because they had been treated badly by the Governor of Quebec.
What is "The Hudson’s Bay Company"?
(April 30th , 1770 to February 10th , 1857). He was a fur trader and surveyor by profession who contributed to mapping and exploration in Canada through charting of the entire Columbia basin.
Who is "David Thompson"?
This ceremony lasted 8 days and was used to honor the sun and to bring First Nations groups together.
What is the "Sun Dance"?
What town lies on the border of Alberta and Saskatchewan?
What is "Lloydminster"?
Beside the Rocky Mountain region on the eastern side of the mountains; 10% of the province
Forested hills, rolling grasslands and river valleys; many rivers and dams
What are the "Foothills"?
Which Europeans came to Canada first?
Who were the "Vikings"?
He was asked to find a trade route to the pacific by the North West Company, as it was a company objective. He explored what he thought was the Columbia River’s outlet to the ocean, but that proved futile. Fraser’s exploration was successful after searching 520 miles in length and 36 days long where he discovered the mouth of the river at Musqueam. The area that Fraser explored was later named the Fraser River by fellow explorer David Thompson. Fraser’s exploration developed the fur trade industry through his establishment of various trading posts.
Who is "Simon Fraser"?
They were forced to live on this land after signing treaties with Canadians.
What is a "reservation"?