Wikibooks: Canadian History/Prairie Provinces
The first province of the prairies was Manitoba. It was created under the Manitoba act which made it a bilingual place where French and English were accepted as official languages. The act created two official education systems Roman Catholic and Protestant. Most of Manitoba was populated by the Met...
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| Summary: | The first province of the prairies was Manitoba. It was created under the Manitoba act which made it a bilingual place where French and English were accepted as official languages. The act created two official education systems Roman Catholic and Protestant. Most of Manitoba was populated by the Metis who were discriminated by the government before Manitoba became a province. Many Metis were forced to sell their land or face imprisonment. = Bison = At one time bison were plentiful in the prairies (prior to 1874 1875). The impact the animal had on the prairies was enormous. Bison fueled the economy because their hides created clothing but most importantly bison meat was made into pemmican which was not only traded with the Hudson s Bay Company but supplied each place with enough food for the entire year. From bison fueling the economy bison also became the main industry in the prairies. Bison had a strong impact on the prairies which was apparent once the bison started to become extinct in the area. = Climate = The main type of precipitation the prairie receives is known as convectional precipitation. Convectional precipitation is caused by convection currents in the atmosphere. When the air heats during the day it expands and rises. It then meets cool air which also warms rises and cools creating a cloud of rain or hail which falls back to Earth. Even though the dry prairies can use as much precipitation it can get convectional precipitation is often unreliable because it s heavy and can damage crops and soil. The southeast part of the prairies near the Alberta Saskatchewan border is very dry. The driest area is known as the Palliser Triangle named after Captain Palliser who mapped British territory from Lake Superior to the Oregon Valley in an 1857 1860 expedition. The prairie in the northwest is moist enough to support ranching and agriculture but never moist enough to support trees. In Canada the provinces of Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba are commonly referred to as the prairies. The land itself is filled ... |
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