Chapter 8: Western Canada Flashcards
A dominant trend in Western Canada crop production has been
a decrease in spring wheat and increase in canola
The ______ Corridor has emerged as the most urbanized region in the province and one of the densest in Canada.
Edmonton-Calgary
As a result of the mechanization of agriculture, farms in Western Canada
increase in size, on average
What climate type characterizes Western Canada?
Continental
The Crow Benefit was aimed at
reducing shipping costs for prairie farmers
Most of Canada’s uranium is produced in
northern Saskatchewan
In Western Canada, the petroleum industry is found primarily in:
Alberta
The greatest threat to water resources in Western Canada is
hog farms causing contamination
Palliser’s Triangle is classed as
semi-arid
The Interior Plains are underlain by
sedimentary rocks
By value, the four leading mineral resources of Western Canada are oil, gas, coal and
potash
The measure of potential evapostranspiration is often used to estimate water deficit?
True
The agriculture region known as the “Dry Belt” contains both _______ and _______.
cattle ranches, large grain farms
The area of land drained by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay was known as
Rupert’s Land
The largest single crop in the Fertile Belt of Western Canada is:
Wheat
