Prairie, Pacific, and Territories

Open Ended

Choose ONE project and predict its best location. Use the sentence stem and vocabulary bank provided.

Match

Connect the vocabulary word with its definition

• prairie

• accessibility

• fossil fuel

• hydroelectricity

• territory

fertile interior plains

connection to people and markets

coal, oil, natural gas

moving water power

Yukon, NWT, Nunavut

• fertile interior plains

• connection to people and markets

• coal, oil, natural gas

• moving water power

• Yukon, NWT, Nunavut

Multiple Choice

Which relationship BEST explains the Prairie economy?

• Fertile plains and energy deposits support farming and mining.

• Rocky coasts and cold waters support fishing and shipping.

• Frozen tundra and thin soil support manufacturing and trade.

• Atlantic ports and mild winters support wheat and cattle ranching.

Multiple Choice

Alberta's fossil-fuel deposits most directly encourage:

• Atlantic shipbuilding

• energy jobs and transport networks

• French political concentration

• coastal fishing villages

Multiple Choice

Which evidence BEST explains why British Columbia's population is concentrated in the southwest?

• The mountainous interior provides extensive flat farmland

• A milder coastal climate combines with Pacific transportation access

• Atlantic fisheries attract people to the western coast

• Federal law requires residents to settle near Vancouver

Multiple Choice

Which causal chain BEST explains Vancouver's growth as an economic hub?

• tundra ➡️ grain farms ➡️ population growth

• severe storms ➡️ isolation ➡️ trade decline

• national gov. ➡️ fed. jobs ➡️ capital growth

• Pacific port ➡️ resource exports ➡️ global trade and services

Multiple Choice

Which causal chain BEST explains sparse settlement in the territories?

• no resources ➡️ no jobs ➡️ no communities

• Indigenous presence ➡️ restricted trade ➡️ isolation

• abundant river ➡️ major ports ➡️ dense cities

• rugged terrain + severe climate + distance ➡️ limited access ➡️ dispersed settlement

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