- Rainfall Ranges: 300mm to 700mm

- Wet Months: April to June

- Most of the land has been modified

for agricultural reasons

- Mild summers

- Very cold winters

- Average temperature in Jan. is 

about negative 16 C

- Climate affects the forests and shrinks them

- The people have to adapt to the climate change.

- Rain is good for the fertile land and easier for the farmers

- Land: hills, river valleys, low mountains

- Lake Superior boarders the Provinces

- 687,500 square miles of land

- Part of the Great Plains

- Known as Canada's Breadbasket

- Alberta 3,645,257

- Manitoba 1,208, 268

- Saskatchewan 1,033,381

- Accounts for 50% of Canada's agricultural population.

- Climate play's a huge role in why these areas are most heavily populated.

- Job opportunities also play a big role in population growth.

- Very diverse group of people.

- Growing economy

-Relies on agriculture, tourism, oil, mining forestry and farming.

- Forestry is a key factor in northern Manitoba’s economy. More than one-fourth of the province’s landmass supports valuable timber

Alberta

- Most oil and gas producer

- 2nd largest exporter of natural gas in the world

- About one-third of Alberta’s land area is in agricultural use and about half of that is used to grow crops.

Saskatchewan

- Agriculture; forestry, fishing and hunting make up 6.8% GDP

-Oil and natural gas.

- Right behind Alberta in oil production in Canada

- Extremely dependent upon imported goods

-not a true free-enterprise system