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ALBERTA

ALBERTA. Alberta's flower - Wild Rose, tree – Lodgepole Pine, bird - Great Horned Owl -Alberta is one of the three prairie provinces. COME TO ALBERTA!!!. “Strong And Free”. Provincial Flower: Wild Rose. Provincial Bird: Great Horned Owl. Capital City: Edmonton. History.

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ALBERTA

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  1. ALBERTA

  2. Alberta's flower - Wild Rose, tree – Lodgepole Pine, bird - Great Horned Owl • -Alberta is one of the three prairie provinces

  3. COME TO ALBERTA!!!

  4. “Strong And Free”

  5. Provincial Flower: Wild Rose

  6. Provincial Bird: Great Horned Owl

  7. Capital City: Edmonton

  8. History -The first people settled in the area about 8000 years ago. -Alberta grew when the railroad was built in 1883. -Alberta became a province on September 1, 1905. -In 1874 The North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) established their first post in Alberta at Fort Macleod. -Forts were built to keep law and order.

  9. People • Alberta is home to over 3.5 million people.(April, 2007) • More than half of the people live in these two cities. • The largest cities are Edmonton (capital) and Calgary.

  10. Land and water • The badlands ( dry, sandy, rocky area) are in southeastern Alberta. Wood Buffalo National Park is the home to about 2200 wood buffalo (endangered).

  11. Climate • Warm, dry "chinook" winds are produced when air funnels through the Rockies. • Cold arctic air masses bring cool weather in the winter. • Chinook winds sweep down on southern Alberta and raise temperatures in the winter.

  12. Resources • Oil was discovered at Leduc (near Edmonton) in 1947. Alberta sells the oil, natural gas and coal to other provinces and other countries.

  13. Bibliography • http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/canada/facts.html • mvscanada.ca • Tripadvisor.com • mad-alchemy.com • winesofcanada.com • hiren.info • worldatlas.com • saskschools.ca • hovergirl.wordpress.com • en.wikipedia.org • caccn.ca

  14. Bibliography #2 pc.gc.ca static.flickr.com/100/ www.calgaryrealestatebuyers.com/.../c3361780.jpg www.elrst.com/.../2008/07/alberta-oil-sands.jpg

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