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Study sheet for Social Quest 1
 Find Alberta on a map of Canada. Name Alberta’s neighbors.
British Columbia (west), Saskatchewan (east), Northwest Territories
(north), U.S.A. (south)
 Find Alberta’s main cities, rivers, and lakes on a map of Alberta
Cities:
Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge,
Fort McMurray, Grand Prairie, Peace River, Jasper, Banff
Rivers:
Hay River, Slave River, Peace River, Athabasca River,North
Saskatchewan River, Red Deer River, Bow River, Old Man River,
South Saskatchewan River, Milk River
Lakes:
Lake Athabasca, Lake Clair, Lesser Slave Lake, Cold Lake
 Use cardinal directions (compass rose) to explain where places are located in
relation to other places. Eg. Peace River is northwest of Edmonton or
Medicine Hat is southeast of Calgary.
 Use scale to figure out distances on a map (as the crow flies). You may use a
calculator to help you.
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20
40
60
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100 KM.
 Name the 6 natural regions, find them on a map, and tell 2 things about each
(see chart on back)
 Understand that glaciers helped carve many of the landforms found in
Alberta.
Region
1
Grasslands
South part of Alberta
(south from Calgary)
Parkland
South of boreal
forest, between
Edmonton and Calgary
Boreal Forest
Most of northern half
of Alberta
2
3
Can be dry and hot
in summer. Cold
winters with
chinooks.
Warm in summer and
cold in winter,
summer rain
Cool summers, cold
winters, not as much
precipitation
Grassy, not many
trees, farming and
ranching
Canadian Shield
Small region in northeast corner of
province
Cool summers, cold
winters, not as much
precipitation
Foothills
Along the west side of
the rocky mountains
and some in northern
Alberta
Warm in summer and
cold in winter
Along south east
border of Alberta
Warm in summer and
cold in winter with
moisture all year
round
Rocky
Mountains
Area of grass and
trees, much cleared
for farming, rich soil
Forests, wetlands
(muskeg)
Rocky under thin
layer of soil, only
certain plants grow,
many lakes and
marshes
Rolling hills,
grasslands and
forests, ranching in
south
Highest region in
Alberta, rocky jagged
peaks and deep
valleys