2. Alberta's flower - Wild Rose, tree – Lodgepole Pine, bird - Great Horned Owl Alberta's flower - Wild Rose, tree – Lodgepole Pine, bird - Great Horned Owl -Alberta is one of the three prairie provinces -Alberta is one of the three prairie provinces

3. COME TO ALBERTA!!!

4. “Strong And Free” “Strong And Free”

5. Provincial Flower: Wild Rose

6. Provincial Bird: Great Horned Owl

7. Capital City: Edmonton

8. History -The first people settled in the area about 8000 years ago. -Alberta grew when the railroad was built in 1883. -Alberta became a province on September 1, 1905. -In 1874 The North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) established their first post in Alberta at Fort Macleod. -Forts were built to keep law and order.

9. People Alberta is home to over 3.5 million people.(April, 2007) More than half of the people live in these two cities. The largest cities are Edmonton (capital) and Calgary.

10. Land and water The badlands ( dry, sandy, rocky area) are in southeastern Alberta. Wood Buffalo National Park is the home to about 2200 wood buffalo (endangered).

11. Climate Warm, dry "chinook" winds are produced when air funnels through the Rockies. Warm, dry "chinook" winds are produced when air funnels through the Rockies. Cold arctic air masses bring cool weather in the winter. Cold arctic air masses bring cool weather in the winter. Chinook winds sweep down on southern Alberta and raise temperatures in the winter. Chinook winds sweep down on southern Alberta and raise temperatures in the winter.

12. Resources Oil was discovered at Leduc (near Edmonton) in 1947. Oil was discovered at Leduc (near Edmonton) in 1947. Alberta sells the oil, natural gas and coal to other provinces and other countries.

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