People
This group of settlers brought many varieties of wheat to this area.
Who are Russian settlers?
This resource is mostly mined in Saskatchewan and is important for Farming.
What is Potash?
This is the name of the capital city of Saskatchewan.
What is Regina?
This group of people coming to the area made the Prairies a lot safer.
Who are the North West Mounted Police?
The Dené First nations group lived in the Northern prairies, these are the names of the other two Indigenous groups that lived in this region.
Who are the Cree and the Blackfoot?
These 2 resources that come from the earth would have played a big part in the development of towns such as Ft. McMurray and Grande Prairie
What are Fossil Fuels like Oil and Gas?
The Prairie Region is named for this land feature that is found throughout.
Rolling grasslands (Prairies)
This animal made lives easier for some First Nation's people as well as ranchers.
What is the horse?
People from this early group of settlers were responsible for some important settlements such as the Qu'appelle Valley.
Who are Francophones?
These were created in many areas because of the jobs that Natural Resources led to.
What are communities?
This city changed it's name in 1876, after becoming an important Railway hub for the west.
What is Winnipeg?
This invention developed communities by bringing more people west.
What is the Canadian Pacific Railroad?
Traders and explorers relied on what important Métis food source?
What is pemmican?
This resource is minor in this area but is important to housing and schools.
What are forests?
The 6 provinces and territories of this region.
What are Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, BC, Yukon and Northwest Territories?
Better technology has allowed farms to do this.
What is get larger and easier to manage.
Education was very important to this group of settlers.
Who are Ukrainian?
This Town is known as the "Potash Capital Of The World"
What is Esterhazy?
One of the three large cities that the Trans-Canada Highway passes through in this region.
What are Calgary, Regina, or Winnipeg?
This technology allows farmers to bring water to dry land using pipes, ditches or streams or other tech.
What is irrigation?