Alberta - Quiz 1 (Geography: pages 3-13) Name:_________________ Date:_____________ Score:_______ Fill in the blanks.

Choose from these words: Chinook Rocky Mountains Interior Plains Badlands 1. 2. 3. September 1, 1905 Canadian Shield Continental Saskatchewan July 1, 1867 Rocky Edmonton Mountains

When did Alberta become a province? __________________ On Albertas south-west border are the _________________ Mountains. A dry region with deep gullies in south-eastern Alberta is called the __________________________.

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What is Albertas capital city? ________________________ What are Albertas three main geographic regions? a) ______________________________ b) ______________________________ c) ______________________________

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Albertas climate is ________________________. Nearly all of Albertas rivers begin in the _______________ _____________________.

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The most important river system in southern Alberta is the ____________________ River system.

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A warm, dry winter wind in south-western Alberta is called the _____________________.

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The Rockies form the _______________________ Divide.

Alberta - Quiz 2 (History: pages 14-23)

Name:__________________ Date: __________ Score: ______
Circle the letter of the correct answer: 1. The Blackfoot, Blood, Cree. Peigan and Sarcee are the ____ people of Alberta. a) Mtis 2. b) Aboriginal c) homesteader

_____ provided families with food, clothing, tools and shelter.. a) Bison b) Tipis c) Homesteaders

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When the aboriginal people hunted, they lived in tent-like homes called _____. a) Homesteads b) Tipis c) Rocky Mountain House

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The bison is also known as the North America ______. a) yak b) bull c) buffalo

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Rocky Mountain House was an early ____. a) sod house b) fur-trading post c) gold mine claim

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Fort Edmonton was surrounded by a high wall of upright wooden posts, called a _____. a) rocky mountain b) tipi c) stockade

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____ came to Alberta from the United States, Ontario, Quebec and Europe. a) Homesteaders b) the Blackfoot c) Aboriginals

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After building a cabin, the homesteader would plant a garden for ___. a) canola b) fresh vegetables c) wheat

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The homesteaders had to work _____ to survive. a) extremely hard b) a little bit c) all through the night

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At fur-trading posts, _____ pelts and bison robes were the most sought-after items of trade. a) horse b) bison c) beaver

Alberta - Quiz 3 (for pages 24-34)

Name:_________________ Date:_____________ Score:_______
Write the correct answer. Choose from these words: Edmonton wheat natural gas hot springs 1. 2. 3. spring Lake Louise irrigated Calgary oil strip mining canola

Albertas most valuable grain crop is __________________. Because there is not enough rain, the land must be ______________. On a cattle ranch, ______________ is the busiest time of year.

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__________________ is Albertas largest city.

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Alberta is Canadas leading producer of ________________ and ___________________________.

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Because the Athabasca oil sands are close to the earths surface, __________________ is used to recover the oil sand.

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One amazing natural wonder in the Rocky Mountains are the ___________________, with temperatures over 100C.

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__________________________ is an emerald coloured wonder in Banff National Park, set beneath majestic mountains and a slowly-

receding glacier. 9. The capital city of Alberta is ______________________.