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The Interior Plains

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Interior Plains partially covers what 3 provinces?

a)

BC, QC, SK

b)

AB, SK, MB

c)

SK, MB, ON

2.

What territory is not covered at all by the Interior Plains?

a)

Yukon

b)

NW Territories

c)

Nunavut

3.

Which people did not set up trading posts on the Interior Plains?

a)

Metis

b)

British

c)

French

d)

Americans

4.

Which statement does not accurately describe the Interior Plains?

a)

It is fairly flat.

b)

It is mountainous

c)

It has low hills

d)

It has northern forests

5.

Which group of people have never settled on the Plains?

a)

Huron

b)

Cree

c)

Dene

d)

Metis

6.

Many people from around the world have settled here in the last century.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the resources below can not be found in the Interior Plains?

a)

Trees

b)

Oil

c)

Aluminum

d)

Gas (natural)

8.

Which team has the most footballs fans?

a)

Calgary Stampeders

b)

Edmonton Eskimos

c)

Saskatchewan Roughriders

d)

Winnipeg Bluebombers

9.

Why do you think First Nations thrived by roaming the Interior Plains?

a)

To follow the buffalo

b)

To grow grains like wheat

c)

To trade with the European fur traders

d)

To gather berries.

10.

Why do you think European immigrants were attracted to the Interior Plains in the late 1800s?

a)

They liked big cities

b)

There were lots of factory jobs.

c)

The land was good for growing crops

d)

They wanted to trap beavers.