Alberta's flower - Wild Rose, tree – Lodgepole Pine, bird - Great Horned Owl Alberta's...

Alberta's flower - Alberta's flower - Wild Rose, tree – Wild Rose, tree – Lodgepole Pine, Lodgepole Pine, bird - Great Horned bird - Great Horned OwlOwl

-Alberta is one of -Alberta is one of the three prairie the three prairie provincesprovinces

COME TO ALBERTA!!!COME TO ALBERTA!!!

““Strong And Free”Strong And Free”

Provincial Flower: Wild RoseProvincial Flower: Wild Rose

Provincial Bird: Great Horned OwlProvincial Bird: Great Horned Owl

Capital City: EdmontonCapital City: Edmonton

HistoryHistory-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.

PeoplePeople

Alberta is home to Alberta is home to over 3.5 million over 3.5 million people.(April, 2007)people.(April, 2007)

More than half of the More than half of the people live in these people live in these two cities. two cities.

The largest cities are The largest cities are Edmonton (capital) Edmonton (capital) and Calgary. and Calgary.

Land and waterLand and water

The badlands ( dry, The badlands ( dry, sandy, rocky area) sandy, rocky area) are in southeastern are in southeastern Alberta.Alberta.

Wood Buffalo National Park is the home to about 2200 wood buffalo (endangered).

ClimateClimate Warm, dry "chinook" Warm, dry "chinook"

winds are produced when winds are produced when air funnels through the air funnels through the Rockies.Rockies.

Cold arctic air masses Cold arctic air masses bring cool weather in the bring cool weather in the winter. winter.

Chinook winds sweep Chinook winds sweep down on southern Alberta down on southern Alberta and raise temperatures in and raise temperatures in the winter.the winter.

ResourcesResources Oil was discovered Oil was discovered

at Leduc (near at Leduc (near Edmonton) in Edmonton) in 1947. 1947.

Alberta sells the oil, natural gas and coal to other provinces and other countries.

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