Geography 2010A/B Lecture 9: Chapter 8: Prairie Provinces
25 Mar 2016
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This region is home to the provinces of alberta, saskatchewan, and manitoba. It is commonly referred to as the prairies however the northern porions of each province have a landscape dominated by boreal forest. The southern part of the region is heavily agricultural. Alberta: princess louise caroline alberta was the 4th daughter of queen victoria and. Saskatchewan: derived from a cree word meaning swit lowing water . Manitoba: derived from a cree word meaning lake of the prairies . Before 1869: lots were narrow and provided frontage along rivers. From 1869 onward: land division was based on grids and square lots 160 acres in size. This patern preceded european setlement and was superimposed over physical obstacles and the preceding m is setlement patern. Iniially, setlements were arranged in a linear patern linked to railways. Towns developed around grain elevators; roughly every third setlement along a railway was larger and provide more diverse services.
