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Social Studies
Social Studies Quiz 2
Question | Answer |
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Plains | a large flat low gently rolling lands |
Foothills | rolling hills that rest at the base of a mountain |
Wetlands | swampy areas of land that are flooded every year |
Chinooks | warm winds |
Immigrants | people that leave their home country |
Ranching | raising animals such as cattle |
Primary Industry | a business or trade operation that makes use of nature industries that harvest or extract natural resources from the earth ie growing wheat, fishing, mining |
Secondary Industry | industry that process natural resources to manufacture or make products |
Tertiary Industry | industry that provides services for i.e. transportation and banking |
Provinces and Capital cities in the Interior Plains Region | Alberta, Saskatchewan, North West Territories, some of Manitoba |
Physical Features | Alberta- Plains ,Rolling Prairie Saskatchewan- Grasslands, Foothills Northwest Territories- Large Lakes, Long Rivers Some of Manitoba- Wetlands |
Climate | warm winds in southern Alberta, very cold in the winter in the northern part of the region |
People of the Region | First nations Around 500 years ago europeans came to this region, today people from all over the world |
Natural Resources (How People use Gifts from God) | Oils and miners and fertile soil Mining,farming, and ranches Secondary tertiary and quatiary industries |
How can we be good stewards of this region? | Farmers can chose to used chemicals on their crops so that soil water air animals and people will not be harmed. |