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    This document provides an overview of the geography and history of Canada's western provinces: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. It describes the key physical features, industries, and cities of each province. The provinces have large areas of farmland and prairies, as well as mountain ranges along their western borders containing national parks. They have a mix of agricultural economies as well as resources like oil, gas, mining and forestry. Major cities mentioned include Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver.

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    This document provides an overview of the geography and history of Canada's western provinces: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. It describes the key physical features, industries, and cities of each province. The provinces have large areas of farmland and prairies, as well as mountain ranges along their western borders containing national parks. They have a mix of agricultural economies as well as resources like oil, gas, mining and forestry. Major cities mentioned include Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver.

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    Cultural Geography

    Friday, December 8th


    Warm Up
    Dear Class,
    One of the maps in this room has purple pin in it.
    Find it and write down the following:
    - The country its in.
    - That countrys capital.
    - The closest city you can find.
    - The continent its on.
    You have 3 minutes. Good Luck.
    Western Provinces
    Central plains and farmland, similar to the U.S.
    4,860 mile Trans-Canada Highway runs from
    East to West.
    Hot summers and cold winters.
    Prairie Provinces breadbasket of Canada.
    Western Provinces
    Manitoba
    Strings of lakes take up the central province.
    Winnipeg capital and main city
    Mtis descendents of French men and Indian
    women who rebelled against Scottish and Irish
    settlers and again against the Dominion of
    Canada in 1867.
    Western Provinces
    Manitoba
    Farmland leads Canada in production of
    flax, sunflowers, buckwheat and peas.
    Riding Mountain National Park wolves,
    bison, lynx roam the area.
    Churchill Polar Bear Capital of the World
    Western Provinces
    Saskatchewan
    Part of the Northwest Territory until 1905
    when it became a province.
    Settled by the mtis who established farms
    along the North and South Saskatchewan
    Rivers.
    Wheat famers in the south produce the most
    wheat in the Northern Hemisphere.
    Saskatchewan
    Northern Saskatchewan
    Wilderness
    Uranium Canada is the leading producer of
    uranium.
    Canada, eh!
    Mounties
    Royal Canadian Mounted Police
    Founded in 1873 after the Cypress Hills
    Massacre when 30 Assiniboine Indians were
    killed by white hunters.
    Law-enforcement officers who cover huge
    areas and act as game warden, coroner,
    postmaster, tax collector, meteorologist or
    surveyor.
    Western Provinces
    Alberta
    Known for its oil and gas reserves, as well as
    agriculture.
    Wood Buffalo National Park 3,000 wild
    buffalo and natural reserves.
    Edmonton Capital
    Calgary gateway to the Canadian Rockies,
    known for the Calgary Stampede and skiing.
    Western Provinces
    Alberta
    Banff the western border of Alberta is made
    up of the Continental Divide and home to
    Banff National Park.
    Home to grizzly bears, black bears, bighorn
    sheep, mountain goats, elk, moose and deer
    Contains glaciers, hot springs, and mountains.
    Western Provinces
    British Columbia
    3rd largest and 3rd most populous Canadian
    province.
    Isolated by the Canadian Rockies and Pacific
    Ocean
    Became an important part of the fur trade for
    the British and First Nations people.
    Western Provinces
    British Columbia
    Western Cordillera mountain chain that
    stretches from Alaska to the southern tip of
    South America.
    Chain of mountains
    500-mile-wide band of the Canadian Rockies
    and the Coastal mountains.
    Logging, mining and tourism are all important
    industries.
    National Parks: Yoho, Kootenay, Glacier and Mount
    Revelstoke
    Western Provinces
    British Columbia
    Pacific Coast Japan current keeps the climate
    mild and humid.
    Forests, fishing and orchards are all important
    B.C. is the biggest producer of lumber and
    forest products in the Northern Hemisphere.
    Western Provinces
    British Columbia
    Vancouver largest city in B.C.
    Located on the mouth of the Fraser River.
    Fertile land and shipping are key contributors to
    the economy.
    Victoria B.C.s capital, located on
    Vancouver Island.
    Heavy British influence
    Western Provinces
    British Columbia
    Vancouver Island part of the Insular
    Mountains, which are flooded by the Pacific
    Ocean.
    Vancouver Island is the top of the insular
    mountain.
    Its the largest island off the West Coast of the
    Americas.
    Western Provinces
    Inukshuks

    Inukshuk, the singular of inuksuit, means "in the likeness


    of a human" in the Inuit language. They are monuments
    made of unworked stones that are used by the Inuit for
    communication and survival. The traditional meaning of
    the inukshuk is "Someone was here" or "You are on the
    right path." - http://www.inukshukgallery.com/inukshuk.html

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