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| Agriculture and Food | ||
| Alberta Government site showing the agroclimatic atlas of Alberta. ( http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/sag6278 ) | ||
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| Connections (The Nature of Social and Environmental Contexts) The Smeetons and the Swift ... | ||
| More about threatened and endangered species in Alberta. ( http://www.abheritage.ca/abnature/speciesatrisk/speciesatrisk.htm ) | ||
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| EarthDay.net | ||
| After students complete the activity you can have a class discussion as to how one can reduce their ecological footprint. Students can
take the ecological footprint quiz with their families. ( http://www.earthday.net/footprint/quiz.asp ) | ||
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| Page 95 Choose one biome to investigate further. What are the distinctive features of its climate, geography, and soil? Which plants and animals are present in this biome that would be absent from other biomes? Why? | ||
| Agroclimatic Atlas of Alberta: Introduction | ||
| This Agroclimatic Atlas presents climatic information of importance to agriculture in Alberta and makes information easily available to
the agricultural community including agricultural producers, agribusiness, and researchers. ( http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/sag6278 ) | ||
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| The World Biome Project | ||
| Visit this excellent site and join the World Wide Biome Project. The site allows you to learn about different biomes, enter data about
your own biome, and communicate with students from around the world. ( http://www2.kpr.edu.on.ca/cdciw/biomes/ ) | ||
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| World Biomes | ||
| Visit this site for information, images, and maps of five of the world's major biomes. ( http://www.worldbiomes.com/default.htm ) | ||
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| The World's Biomes | ||
| Read more about characteristics of the world's major biomes. ( http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/ ) | ||
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| Introduction to Biomes | ||
| Visit this study module to read about eight different biomes. This site includes study tips to help you learn about different
biomes. ( http://www.radford.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/intro.html ) | ||
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| Page 98 Alberta has been divided into ecoregions, which are determined by abiotic and biotic components, such as climate, geography, vegetation, soil type, and fauna. In which ecoregion do you live? What are its main abiotic and biotic characteristics? | ||
| Ecoregions of Canada | ||
| Visit this site to read a report on Canada's ecoregions. ( http://www.ec.gc.ca/soer-ree/English/Framework/NarDesc/ ) | ||
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| Map of Terrestrial Ecoregions in Canada | ||
| View a map of Canada's major ecozones. Each ecozone links to a more detailed map of ecoregions. ( http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/Ecosystem/1_ecosys/ecoreg.htm ) | ||
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| Parks Canada | ||
| National Parks' Challenge – Curriculum Connections for Alberta ( http://www.pc.gc.ca/apprendre-learn/prof/itm3-guides/vraie-true/plan3correlationsab_e.asp ) | ||
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| Alberta Government Agriculture and Food | ||
| An introduction to the Agroclimatic Atlas of Alberta ( http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/sag6278 ) | ||
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