GRASSLAND REGION

By Harman and Bryce

Flat ground

We have flat land all acroos the grassland region.

The grassy hills of Little Bow Provincial park.

Deadlands

Hoodoos where carved out by the Red Deer river.

The Badlands are where many fossils are found.

Bodies of water

Milk river provide recreation are as for fisher,campers,and canoeist.

Rivers and river valleys provide habitat for animal life.

climate

Most areas of the grassland have low rainfall. The badlands have desert like condition.

Natural resoures

Oil and gas resource are very important to Alberta wealth.

The province produce about 80 per cent of Canada’s oil and gas much of this is exported to other countries

Wind

In southwest Alberta near pinches creek there is a wind plant with 200 turbines.

In two hours a wind turbine can supply a home for a mouth.

Vegetation

Large areas where tall grasses and few trees grow are called prairies.

The last 100 years settlement and develoloment has changed turned into farm and ranchland.

Animal life Before the grassland region was settled By farmers and ranchers huge herds of

buffalo gazed there. A few small herds of pronghorn. Antelope remain in the grassland region.