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Name: __________________ Social Studies - A Sense of the Land Chapter 1 – Explore the Land 1 Chapter 1 – Explore the Land 1. Write what you know and what you want to know about the unique land features and regions of Alberta using this KWL chart. At the end of chapter 1 you can return to this chart and record what you have learned. K - What I Know W - What I Want to Know 2 L - What I Learned Read pages 24 and 25 to complete the following: 2. What is a geologist? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 3. How were the Rocky Mountains formed? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 4. What are glaciers? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 5. Label the following as either a landscape or landform… _____________ - Boreal Forest _____________ - Big Rock _____________ - Rocky Mountains _____________ - Canyon Creek Ice Cave _____________ - Horseshoe Canyon _____________ - Prairies 6. Where did Big Rock come from? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 7. After reading “Big Rock: A Blackfoot Story” explain what you learned about generosity and honesty? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 3 Read pages 26 through 28 to complete the following: 8. Complete the map of Alberta by outlining and coloring the rivers and lakes with a blue pencil crayon. Then correctly label the rivers and lakes: Check to make sure you have the following rivers and lakes: Rivers Athabasca River Bow River Hay River Milk River North Saskatchewan River Oldman River Peace River Red Deer River Slave River South Saskatchewan River Check Lakes Cold Lake Lac La Biche Lake Athabasca Lake Claire Lesser Slave Lake 4 Check 9. Name 3 major cities in Alberta and the rivers on which they are located: City River a)__________________-________________________ b)__________________-________________________ c)__________________-________________________ 10. Why do you think many major cities in Alberta are located on rivers? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 11. As the glaciers melted, many features were formed, list 3 of these features found on page 28: a)_____________________ b)_____________________ c)_____________________ 5 Read pages 30 through 33 to complete the following: 12. What is a natural region? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 13. Alberta has 6 natural regions. Choose 6 different colors to label and color the natural regions of Alberta: 6 14. Complete the following word scrambles to identify the correct region of Alberta: 1. This area covers the largest portion of Alberta. Its lowland plains and hills shelter many animals. ______ ______ AREOLB EOSTFR 2. This area is also called the Eastern Slopes, and borders along the edge of the mountains. _________ OTHOFILSL 3. Located in Alberta along our western border, this area consists of deep valleys and tall ranges. _____ _________ KRCOY AONTUMISN 4. Located north of Lake Athabasca, this area is the smallest natural area in Alberta. ________ ______ NACDAINA LDEISH 5. Located in the southeastern corner of the province, this area covers about 30 million acres of gently rolling plains. __________ RSASGNALDS 6. This is an area that is constantly changing because aspen trees are replacing grasslands. _________ RAKPNALDS 7 15. Choose two regions in Alberta to create a Venn diagram of the similarities and differences between those two regions. Your Venn diagram should include the following information: - geography - landforms - bodies of water - climate - vegetation - natural resources - animal life Label two regions of your choice above each circle: _______________ _______________ 8 Exploring Points of View What is the question or issue? Who are the people giving their opinions? What are the different opinions? Which opinions do you agree with, and why? Which opinions do you disagree with, and why? What is your opinion? Why? 9 Read pages 37 through 42 to complete the following: 16. What is the difference between weather and climate? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 17. Climate includes _____________ and ______________. 18. Draw a picture to explain the difference between latitude and elevation: Latitude Elevation 19. Create a line graph showing the difference in temperature between northern Alberta and southern Alberta: 10 20. In the Siksika language Chinook means: “_____________________” How do you think a “Chinook” got its name? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 21. What are three ways that the climate affects Albertans: a)_____________________ b)_____________________ c)_____________________ 22. How has the climate in Alberta affected you personally? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 23. Read then look at the map on page 42, what do you think the climate in Edmonton is like? ________________,_______________,________________ 11 Name: __________________ Social Studies - A Sense of the Land Chapter 2 – Alberta’s Fossil Heritage 12 Chapter 2 – Alberta’s Fossil Heritage 24. Write what you know and what you want to know about how Alberta’s fossils help to make the province unique using this KWL chart. At the end of chapter 2 you can return to this chart and record what you have learned. K - What I Know W - What I Want to Know 13 L - What I Learned Read pages 48 through 53 to complete the following: 25. What clues do fossils provide about Alberta’s past? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 26. What is a paleontologist? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 27. Why are Alberta’s badlands so perfect for finding fossils? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 28. What is the provincial stone of Alberta? “_____________________” Why do you think it was chosen? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 14 29. List six Alberta cities where fossils have been found and the type of fossils that were found there: City Fossil a)__________________-________________________ b)__________________-________________________ c)__________________-________________________ d)__________________-________________________ e)__________________-________________________ f )__________________-________________________ 30. What would you do if you found a fossil? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 15 Exploring Points of View What is the question or issue? Who are the people giving their opinions? What are the different opinions? Which opinions do you agree with, and why? Which opinions do you disagree with, and why? What is your opinion? Why? 16 Read pages 58 through 61 to complete the following: 31. Circle either T for true or F for false: T F Dinosaur Provincial Park contains only dinosaur fossils. T F The province of Alberta now owns all fossils that are found in Alberta. T F In some areas of Alberta only paleontologists can dig for fossils. T F Brianna Hunt found a fossil of petrified wood. T F Dinosaur provincial park has the world’s richest collection of fossils from 100 years ago. T F Brianna Hunt was allowed to keep her fossil. T F The only place you can see fossils is at the Royal Tyrrell Museum. T F You don’t have to report any fossils you find just lying on the ground. 32. Why do you think Dinosaur Provincial Park is important? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 17 33. Use page 63 to create three pictures of how fossil fuels form. Be sure to correctly label your images: Ocean 300 – 400 Million Years Ago Ocean 50 – 100 Million Years Ago Alberta Today 18 Name: __________________ Social Studies - A Sense of the Land Chapter 3 – Natural Resources in Your Life 19 Chapter 3 – Natural Resources in Your Life 34. Write what you know and what you want to know about the importance of Alberta’s natural resources this KWL chart. At the end of chapter 3 you can return to this chart and record what you have learned. K - What I Know W - What I Want to Know 20 L - What I Learned Exploring Points of View What is the question or issue? Who are the people giving their opinions? What are the different opinions? Which opinions do you agree with, and why? Which opinions do you disagree with, and why? What is your opinion? Why? 21 Read pages 69 through 77 to complete the following: 35. List three fossil fuels and how they are used: Fossil Fuel How We Use It 36. Why is Alberta so rich in fossil fuels? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 37. The oil sands are a mixture of: a)_____________________ b)_____________________ c)_____________________ 38. What is bitumen? ________________________________________________ 40. What can coal mining companies do when their activity harms the environment? a)______________________________________________ b)______________________________________________ 41. What is the name for resources that cannot be replaced or renewed? “_____________________________” 22 42. What does the word conservation mean? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 43. Complete this table with at least three ways you can conserve energy for each column: Home School 44. List three renewable sources of energy: a)_____________________ b)_____________________ c)_____________________ 23 Both 45. Use the information you gathered from pages 78 through 82 to create a concept map like that on page 83: 24 46. Draw a picture to represent the type of food produced on ranches and farms across Alberta: Dairy Cattle Beef Cattle, Pigs, Sheep, Buffalo, Chicken, and Bees Grains such as Wheat, Oats, and Barley Canola Vegetables and Fruits 25 Read pages 78 through 82 to complete the following: 47. Which regions in Alberta do you think have the most agricultural land? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 48. Why is Alberta sometimes called “Cowboy Country”? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 49. Why would a picture of wheat be on Alberta’s flag and coat of arms? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 50. List three products that come from wheat: a)_____________________ b)_____________________ c)_____________________ 52. What is irrigation? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 26 Read pages 84 through 87 to complete the following: 53. What is logging? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 54. What is lumber? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 55. Read some of the points of view on page 86. What is your opinion on how the forest should be used? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 56. Why is lumber considered a sustainable resource? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 57. List three things you can do to protect Alberta’s forest: a)_____________________ b)_____________________ c)_____________________ 27 58. Use the information provided on page 89 to show which resources can be found in Alberta’s natural regions. Be sure to provide a legend on the right side of the page: 28