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21 Cards in this Set
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Important crop grown in the Prairies
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Cereal
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Cornflakes
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3 climatic hazards faced by Prairie farmers
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1. Frost
2. Drought 3. Hailstones |
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f - cold d - hot h - ice |
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Size of the farm in the prairies
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260 ha.
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Reason(s) for the use large machines by farmers to do agriculture activities
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1. Prairies are vast areas of land
2. Land is flat |
1. vast
2. flat |
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Machines used by Prairies farmers
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1. Tractor
2. Plough 3. Seed drill 4. Dusting Machine 5. Combine harvester 6. Truck |
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Define extensive farming
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Farming in large area and using small amount of inputs but the outputs are still high
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Farming, large area,
Small Inputs High Outputs |
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List reasons why wheat grow well on the prairies
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1. Ideally suited to the climatic condition
2. Undulating ground of the prairies 3. Prairies soil is very fertile 4. Good transporting network 5. Good demand world for wheat |
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Undulating fertile transporting network world for wheat |
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Main way of transporting wheat
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railway
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Give 1 explanation by 'Ideally suited to the climatic condition'
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Annual rainfall between 250mm and 900mm
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Give 1 explanation by 'Ideally suited to the climatic condition'
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Temperature is about 15°C, Need for ripening & growing period at least 3 months
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Give 1 explanation by 'Undulating ground of the prairies'
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Provides good drainage
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Give 1 explanation by 'Undulating ground of the prairies'
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allow to use large machineries
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Give the 1st step how wheat is transported.
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Wheat is carried by rail to the lake port (Thunder Bay) for export to Europe
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Give the 2nd step how wheat is transported.
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At the port, grain is transported from the railway to the ships.(Transhipment)
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Give the 3rd step how wheat is transported.
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During summer season(months), grain is exported from Churchill on Hudson Bay
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Give the 4th step how wheat is transported.
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During winter months, Hudson Bay is frozen so Vancouver is used for exporting the wheat
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What is the railway called which runs across Canada?
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Canadian Pacific Railway
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Where does Canadian Pacific Railway go from?
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Halifax on the Atlantic Ocean coast
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When did Canadian Pacific Railway has been completed?
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1885
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What did Canadian Pacific Railway has encouraged?
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opening of agricultural activity in the Prairies
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What was Canadian Pacific Railway used for?
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Bring in supplies and carry out farm products
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