Geography 2010A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Lake Diefenbaker, Interior Plateau, Treaty 8
18 Sep 2017
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The fertile belt (black soil associated with parkland and long-grass natural vegetation best environment for crop agriculture: 2. The dry belt (brown soils with short grass natural vegetation a grain/livestock area: 3. The agricultural fringe (southern edge of the boreal forest) and peace river. Irrigation has provided another solution to dry conditions most extensive alb: 2/3 of irrigated land located in alberta, 1950s/1960s 2 major irrigation projects developed in the dry lands of alb/sk, 1. The st mary river irrigation district is is based on the internal storage reservoirs of the st mary and waterton dams (alb: 2. Lake diefenbaker serves as a massive reservoir (sk: two areas compete for same potato market, sk farmers are at a disadvantage because of the greater distance (shipping costs, another disadvantage is that sk face shorter growing season. 8 (1899) opened large areas to agricultural settlement: 2. Accessibility to export markets improved with the construction of a railway to.
