Alberta: Land and People

This activity book is about Canada's fourth largest province. Topics include Alberta's geographical regions and climate, the Rocky Mountains, river systems and natural resources. More topics covered are, cattle ranching, animals of the Rocky Mountains, Fort Edmonton, Rocky Mountain House, early homesteaders, how oil was formed, Banff National Park, the provincial capital, Edmonton, and emblems of Alberta.

This series of reproducible resource books are filled with factual and up-to-date information. The imaginative and self-directing activities in each book focus on a particular province or territory of Canada and are designed to help students acquire a knowledge of the basic geography and social history of Canada. Numerous map activities are a part of each book and develop map skills such as plotting a route, interpreting symbols and using a scale to calculate distance. Pictures and charts are used to clarify and enhance the content. Activities such as crossword puzzles and a quizzes are used for review. The answers to the activities as well as outline maps for teacher or student use are included at the end of each book.