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The Boreal Forest Region of Alberta

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True of False:

The Boreal forest region is the largest region in Alberta?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The features of the ground's surface is called the ....

a)

Terrain

b)

Morraine

c)

Bodies of water

d)

Geography

3.

When soil becomes solid rock we call it?

a)

Bedrock

b)

Cave

c)

Compost

d)

Ice

4.

Rivers in the Boreal forest region such as the Smokey river or the Hay river connect the rocky mountains to which ocean?

a)

Artic

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Indian

5.

What is a Muskeg?

a)

An area of swampy water that is mixed with partly dead vegetation.

b)

A lush area of vegetation.

c)

A wetland with many different types of animals and birds.

d)

A forest that has been burned down by a controlled fire.

6.

What Lake in Nothern Alberta became known as the Dead sea because of overfishing?

a)

Cold Lake

b)

Sylvan Lake

c)

Peace River

d)

Pine Lake

7.

Which sentence below correctly describes the climate in the Boreal forest region?

a)

Long winters, short cool summers, and lots of rain.

b)

Warm tropical summers, and cold frigid winters.

c)

Long hot summers, very little rain, and not much snow in the winter.

d)

Frozen with lots of snow all year long.

8.

Soil that is permanently frozen is called?

a)

Permafrost

b)

Frozen Rock

c)

Soilfrost

d)

Bedrock.

9.

What is the main type of trees that you will find in the Boreal Forest?

a)

Coniferous Trees

b)

Deciduous Trees

c)

Aspen Trees

d)

Willow Trees

10.

True or False:

The Boreal Forest is a wide band of forest that wraps around the entire southern part of the globe.

a)

False

b)

True

11.

How many different types of birds live in the Boreal Forest?

a)

40

b)

100

c)

20

d)

5

12.

what National Park in Alberta is used to help breed Whooping Cranes?

a)

Wood Buffalo National Park

b)

Banff National Park

c)

Jasper National Park

d)

Chain Lakes National Park

13.

A wildlife sanctuary is a place where...

a)

Animals are protected from hunters and other dangers

b)

An area where all the animals are pets

c)

An area where no people are allowed, ever.

d)

An area where animals live, like a zoo.

14.

Which type of animals would I NOT find in the Boreal Forest?

a)

Polar Bears

b)

Moose

c)

Elk

d)

Pelicans

15.

The Boreal Forest is an example of a balanced....

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Forest

c)

Town

d)

Wildlife Sanctuary

16.

In the past, all the lakes and rivers made the Boreal Forest an important part of the...

a)

Fur trading route

b)

Lumbar industry

c)

First Nations Hunting grounds

d)

The Alberta Regions

17.

True or False:

The 2 main natural resources in the Boreal Forest region are Petroleum and Forestry?

a)

True

b)

False

18.

A sticky, tar like oil found in the Boreal Forest is called?

a)

Bitumen

b)

Oil

c)

Petroleum

d)

Oil Sand

19.

When you put Bitumen under high pressure and high heat it turns into what?

a)

Crude Oil

b)

Bitumen

c)

Sand oil

d)

Petroleum

20.

What industry from the Boreal Forest gives thousands of people jobs in Alberta?

a)

Forestry

b)

Dairy farming

c)

Transportation

d)

None of the above