f--ing exam 4

Question 1

athabasca oil sands are near

Answer 1

edmonton

Question 2

apporximate growing season for wheat in days

Answer 2

140

Question 3

red fife what was valuable because it was

Answer 3

early maturing

Question 4

in 1880s large numbers of settlers came from

Answer 4

europe

Question 5

part of western interior experienced absolute decline in population between 1931-1951

Answer 5

saskatchewan

Question 6

metropolitan dominance in western interior is now with

Answer 6

edmonton and calgary

Question 7

1979-1990, big decrease in canadian energy demands occured in

Answer 7

oil

Question 8

first asian immigrants came to british columbia in significant numbers were

Answer 8

chinese

Question 9

canadas greatest amount of precipitation, more than 375 cm annually, falls on s

Answer 9

southeastern BC

Question 10

most of the gold prospectors who came to bC in 1858 were from

Answer 10

US

Question 11

riel rebellion

Answer 11

• reaction to expansion of canadian confederatino in 1867
• red river valley, present day manitoba
• governemtn wante to settle ruperts land
• conflicted with metis people, riel leading them
• two rebellions, one successful, the other ended with the imprisonment and hanging of riel
• ended in formation of manitoba and saskatchewan

Question 12

pacific rim

Answer 12

BC located on pacifc ocean places it in ecellent location for trade overseas with countries needing resources

also CPR and US border makes Vancouver a hub for trade

Question 13

flood plains

Answer 13

rivers in western interior flow north to east

• flooding occurs in springtime with spring runoff
• flat level landscape make very wide flood plains
• sparesly settled regions

flooding igves the river valleys their fertility

Question 14

Tar Sands

Answer 14

tar sands in western interior transofrmed regional economy in recent decades

• used to be small scale plants
• energy crisis in 70s and development of new technology allowed tapping in to the oil reserves in tar sands

fort mcmurray largest private sector employers in alberta

tar sands produce 73 million barrels a year

tremendous economic benefits, alows region to become players on world stage

Question 15

CPR land grants

Answer 15

link country and encorage settlement in the west

provide barrier to US expansionism

transportation and shipping across the country

CPR given first pic of land

chose best land, most economically productive

land grants in alternating pattern of selection

hindered irrigation, dispersed settlement, removed significant portion of tax revenue from provincial governments pockets

Question 16

physical terrain and climactic advantages to growing wheat in southern saskatchewan

disadvantages

Answer 16

southern sask. is known as pallisers triangle

far south, mix of short grasses, less furtile brown chernosems, sage and common cactus found. climate unpredictable, drought, hailstorms.

southern sask. fertile brown chernozems, early frosts short growing seasons

red fife (early maturing wheat) made area viable

advantages: wide flood plains, flat land, hot dry summers, irrigation

Question 17

rapid growth in vancouver in 20th century

Answer 17

• location on meeting point of fraser river and pacific pcean
• CPR
• river delta give van access to agriultural land, locally grown food
• mild climate, rovers dont freeze for long growing season and year round trade

Question 18

where does natural gas come from in western interior

where do pipelines go

Answer 18

natural gas fields found in southern part of alberta, as well as oil resevoirs

transported through pipelines to empress, cochrane, waterton and edmonton for ethane extraction

much of natural gas transported to central canada and US

western interior provinces vulberable to sway of international markets