Geography 2010A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Princess Louise, Duchess Of Argyll, Canadian Prairies, Preston Manning
27 Feb 2015
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Prairie provinces: this region is home to the provinces of alberta, saskatchewan, and manitoba. Lower rural population density leads to less business for villages: 2. Increased use of trucks and cars plus an improved expanded road network. New highways tended to bypass villages: rationalization of roads & railways, infrequently used transportation corridors were shut down, fewer villages resulted in a reduced need to maintain dense roadworks, decline in villages closing local rail lines. The smaller size of prince albert reflects the fewer economic activities in its hinterland. Increased demand for potash has provided a recent boost to the economy in saskatchewan. Most popular crops are wheat, canola, beans, peas, and sunflowers. Mixed farming is common (grains mixed with beef and pork production: pallisers triangle, dry belt. Area of short-grass natural vegetation in southern alberta and saskatchewan, northern extension of great american desert and unsuitable for agricultural settlement. Semi-arid parts where crop failures due to drought are more common.
