1 Name: _________________ Alberta is diverse. synonyms = differing, disparate, divergent, diversified, varied, assorted, several, unique, unalike, separate diverse antonyms = alike, similar, same, conforming, parallel, identical, uniform 2 Table of Contents Natural Regions of Alberta ———————— 3 Images in this docu- Canadian Shield —————————————— 4 ment come from one Boreal Forest ——————————————— 5 of the following sources: Foothills Natural Region —————————— 6 Travel Alberta Rocky Mountains Natural Region —————— 7 (magazines and Parkland Natural Region —————————— 8 website) Natural Resources Grassland Natural Region ————————— 9 Canada First Nations of Alberta ————————— 10 Textbook: “Voices Some Aboriginal Place Names ——————— 11 of Alberta” Book: “Alberta Fur Trading Posts ————————————— 12 Climate” Soils —–—————————————————— 13 Canadian Geo- Vegetation ——–—————————————— 14 graphic magazine and map Satellite Photograph ——————————— 15 D. Harrison Elevation —————————————————— 16 Landscape Formations ———————–———— 17 Frost-Free Days ——————————————— 18 January Mean Temperature ————————— 19 Average Annual Precipitation ———————— 20 Average Annual Days with Chinooks ————— 21 Metis Settlements —————————————— 22 Franco-Alberta Communities ————————— 23 Early Settlement and the Railway —————— 24 Alberta Road Map —————————————— 25 Natural Resources and Natural Regions ——— 26 Fossil Finds ———————————————–—— 27 Provincial and National Parks ————————— 28 Blank Map of Alberta————————————— 29 3 Natural Regions of Alberta Legend Canadian Shield = pink Boreal Forest = green Foothills = brown Rocky Mountains = purple Parkland = orange Grasslands = Yellow Large Lakes = blue Rivers = black lines Big Cities = black dots ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ 4 Canadian Shield Colour the Canadian Shield above. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 5 The Boreal Forest The Athabasca River Colour the Boreal Forest above. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 6 The Foothills Colour the Foothills above. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 7 The Rocky Mountains Colour the Rocky Mountains above. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 8 The Parkland Colour the Parklands above. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 9 The Grasslands Colour the Grasslands above. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 10 First Nations of Alberta The black lines are rivers Dene Tha’ or outlines of lakes. The dots are today’s big cies and are shown on the map to help you posion tribes. Dene Suline Dunne-Za Woodland Cree Plains Cree Nakoda Tsuu T’ina Siksika Piikani Kainai __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 11 Some Aboriginal Place Names of Alberta Fort Chipewyan The black lines are rivers or outlines of lakes. The dots are today’s big cies and are shown on the map to help you find locaons. Athabasca Wetaskiwin Ponoka Lake Minnewanka Okotoks Blackfoot Crossing Head-Smashed-In Medicine Hat (Saamis) Writing-On-Stone __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 12 Note: Fort Whoop-Up was not built by the Hudson’s Bay Company or the North West Company. Thus, it is not shown on this map. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 13 __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 14 Edmonton Calgary Medicine Hat __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 15 Satellite Photograph (from outer space) __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 16 The Elevation of Alberta (Shape of the Land) Hand Hills Porcupine Cypress Hills Hills __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 17 Label these landscape formations. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ A B C D E F G H 18 __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 19 __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 20 __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 21 _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ 22 Metis Settlements _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ 23 Franco-Alberta _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ 24 Alberta 1905 25 Alberta 2001 26 Natural Resources and Natural Regions __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 27 Fossil Finds 28 National and Provincial Parks __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 29 30 From the Alberta Social Studies Program of Studies Grade 4 Translated into “I Can” Statements I can recall the provinces and territories neighbouring Alberta. I can distinguish between different areas of the province in terms of land for- mations, vegetation, bodies of water, and climate. I can compare and contrast locations in Alberta in terms of land formations, vegetation regions, bodies of water, and climate. I can list the First Nations of Alberta and some Aboriginal place names. I can explain why climate is different in parts of Alberta. I can summarize Alberta’s natural resources and areas where they might be lo- cated. I can identify common land formations of Alberta. I can recall some Francophone community of Alberta. I can identify some Metis Settlements of Alberta. I can compare and contrast maps of Alberta from 1905 to the 21st century. I can predict the origins of place names in Alberta, as it reflects Alberta’s his- tory. I can explain the connection between European settlement and immigration with the creation of small towns in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I can highlight areas of fossil finds in the province. I can summarize the number and location national and provincial parks in Alberta. .