Kanada preeria provintsid
Only about 400 mm per year.
Hot summers and cold winters.
Humans and the Prairies
Almost 95 % of the Prairies are
converted into farmland.
The biggest towns are
Calgary, Saskatoon and
Winnipeg.
The main argiculture industries
are wheat, barely and canola.
Rich in oil and natural gas.
Fauna
The most common carnivores are the Black Bear, Coyote and
Badger.
The most common herbivores are the Mule Deer, Pronghorne
Antilope and Elk.
Flora
Mostly tall grass or bushes.
Trees only in Manitoba.
The most common trees are
white and black spruce,
balsam fir and tamarack
Problems
5 % remaining.
Extinction of the Praries.
Widespread alteration.
Increasing airpollution.
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