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Grassland Region Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

The Grassland Region is part of an enormous plain that stretches from

a)

Canada to the United States

b)

Canada to Mexico

c)

Canada to England

d)

Calgary to Winnipeg

2.

This is an area that was poor for travelling through and was avoided by wagon trains.

a)

Goodlands

b)

Funlands

c)

Badlands

d)

Avoidlands

3.

This is created by erosion when a hard rock is on top of sandstone to create a tower like structure called a

a)

Husky Tower

b)

Hooyoo

c)

Hoodoo

d)

Boohoo

4.

The main bodies of water in the Grassland Region are

a)

Lakes, streams and rivers

b)

Rivers, ponds and water reservoirs

c)

Oceans, rivers and ponds

5.

In the Grassland Region most of the water is used for

a)

Agriculture

b)

Lawns and gardens

c)

Meat packing industry

d)

Oil production

6.

The driest region in Alberta is the

a)

Foothills

b)

Rocky Mountain

c)

Grassland

7.

The area of Alberta that was thought to be great for growing crops but was found to suffer from droughts was called

a)

Roberts corner

b)

Palliser's Triangle

c)

Kevin's Cubby

d)

Peter's predicament

8.

When little rain falls in a region, we say it is suffering from a

a)

Drought

b)

Predicament

c)

Bother

d)

Dry spell

9.

Often water is not found in places where we need it. To solve this Farmers use

a)

Prayer

b)

Interpretative dance

c)

Irrigation

d)

Irritation

10.

Alberta produces about this amount of Canada's oil and gas

a)

50 %

b)

60 %

c)

70 %

d)

80 %

11.

Oil and gas are called this type of resource

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

12.

One of the green types of energy that Alberta is developing is called

a)

Wind energy

b)

Water energy

c)

Irrigation energy

13.

When we looked at a picture of early Calgary these were missing

a)

Cars

b)

Trees

c)

Towers

d)

All of the answers mentioned

14.

The largest animal that once lived on the prairies was the

a)

Fox

b)

Pronghorn Antelope

c)

Burrowing Owl

d)

Buffalo or Bison

15.

A problem that has occurred because of changes we have made to the land in the region is

a)

Many of the native animals are gone or endangered

b)

Houses are expensive and hard to find

c)

Gasoline is cheaper for our cars

d)

It is easier to travel around the city.

16.

Fort Calgary was built by this group

a)

Hudson's Bay Company

b)

Texas Rangers

c)

North West Mounted Police

d)

Tsuu T'ina First Nation Members

17.

Calgary was once known by this name which described all the stockyards that were located here

a)

CowVille

b)

Cowplace

c)

Cowland

d)

Cowtown

18.

The arrival of this lead to a large number of immigrants settling in the Grassland Region

a)

Airports

b)

Trains

c)

Buses

d)

Ranches

19.

The discovery of this resource in Turner Valley changed Alberta from just an agricultural economy to something bigger.

a)

Coal

b)

Oil and Natural Gas

c)

Hydropower

d)

Cattle

20.

This event is a major summer festival that celebrates the cowboy spirit and western way of life

a)

Calgary Children's Festival

b)

Afrikadey Festival

c)

Calgary Stampede

d)

Canada Day