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	Alberta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alberta is the leading beekeeping province of Canada, with some beekeepers wintering hives indoors in specially designed barns in southern Alberta, then migrating north during the summer into the Peace River valley where the season is short but the working days are long for honeybees to produce honey from clover and fireweed.
		The Mormons of Alberta reside primarily in the extreme south of the province.
		Central and northern Alberta and the region farther north is the nesting-ground of the migratory birds.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alberta (4027 words)

	geography of alberta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alberta is a fertile province, as the eastern and southern portions its surface consists chiefly of plains that are almost entirely treeless.
		Rising from numerous valleys on the Alberta declivity of the Rocky Mountains between the international boundary line and 52° north are streams which unite to form the Belly River, and farther north the Bow River.
		As Alberta extends for 1200 km (750 miles) from north to south, it is natural that the climate should vary considerably between parallels of 49° and 60° north and also between 110° and 120° west.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Geography_of_Alberta.html (1168 words)

	Alberta - Simple English Wikipedia
		Alberta is 1 200 km long from north to south and about 600 km wide at its greatest, so the climate varies a great deal from place to place.
		Western Alberta is protected by the mountains, and enjoys the warmth brought by winter chinooks, while eastern Alberta is flat, dry prairie, where temperatures can range from very cool (-35°C in the winter) to very hot (+35°C in the summer).
		Alberta's capital city, Edmonton, is located almost exactly in the center of the province, and most of Alberta's oil is processed here.
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alberta (2061 words)

	Facts about topic: (Geography of Alberta) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alberta (One of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals) is in western Canada.
		The appearance of the prairie section of the province is that of undulating meadows, with rounded sloping ridges covered with shorter grasses, which serve for the support of large herds of beef (Cattle that are reared for their meat) cattle (Domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age).
		Rising from numerous valleys on the Alberta declivity of the Rocky Mountains between the international boundary line and 52° north are streams which unite to form the Belly River, and farther north the Bow River (additional info and facts about Bow River).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/geography_of_alberta.htm (1162 words)

	<< УКРАЇНА - ALBERTA \ Geography of Alberta >> (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alberta is situated between 49° and 60° degrees north latitude and 110° and 120° degrees west longitude.
		Alberta also has the largest number of sunny days of any Canadian province, a feature that is particularly welcome during the cold winter months.
		An interesting feature of the Alberta climate is the Chinook, a sudden warm and dry wind that funnels through the Rocky Mountains and travels through the southern part of the province several times during the winter season.
	www.ukraine-alberta.com.ua /e_geografy_alb.html (596 words)

	Encyclopedia: Alberta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alberta is still one of three provinces that pays transfer payments to the other seven poorer provinces.
		Alberta also has large oil reserves, espiecially in the Alberta tar sands[?] in the north of the province.
		Alberta is the heartland of the Canadian Alliance Party, the seond largest party in parliament and the furthest right.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alberta (1380 words)

	Alberta :: YourAB.com
		Alberta lies between the 49th and 60th parallels as the farthest west prairie province.
		Proportionately, Alberta is almost the same size as Texas and lies at a similar latitude to the United Kingdom.
		Nestled against the eastern edge of the Canadian Rockies, the province of Alberta is saturated in sparkling blue-green lakes, glacial mountains, rolling foothills, and prairie landscapes.
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	Alberta - Uncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The nation of Saudi Alberta (or more commonly Oilberta) was originally founded as the 51st state of the United Spades of Amerika, declaring independence only in response to a cattle embargo imposed during the reign of mad cow Hillary Clinton.
		Alberta is a dimly lit and frigidly cold land located approximately in the armpit of the country known as Canada.
		Alberta grew continually throughout the 20th century, filled with those who have their heads in the clouds but their pitons back at home.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Alberta (1011 words)

	KidZone Geography - Alberta
		Alberta became a province of Canada in 1905.
		The Alberta provincial flag was adopted on June 1, 1968.
		It is one of Canada's most common birds of prey (raptors) and lives in Alberta year round.
	www.kidzone.ws /geography/alberta (236 words)

	geography - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Aristotle and Pythagoras believed the Earth to be a sphere, Eratosthenes was the first to calculate the circumference of the world, and Herodotus investigated the origin of the Nile floods and the relationship between climate and human behaviour.
		During the medieval period the study of geography progressed little in Europe, but the Muslim world retained much of the Greek tradition, embellishing the 2nd-century maps of Ptolemy.
		The foundation of modern geography as an academic subject stems from the writings of Friedrich Humboldt and Johann Ritter, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, who for the first time defined geography as a major branch of scientific inquiry.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /geography (384 words)

	History - Government of Alberta
		Alberta's oil sands contain over 1.6 trillion barrels of bitumen, of which 175 billion barrels are currently considered recoverable.
		Alberta was proclaimed a province in 1905 and Edmonton became the capital city.
		Alberta's population grew to 73,000 in 1901; to 374,000 in 1911; and to 584,000 in 1921!
	www.gov.ab.ca /home/Index.cfm?Page=27 (1109 words)

	Welcome to Alberta, Canada
		Alberta is in western Canada, with an area of 661,190 km² (260,000 mi²).
		Western Alberta is protected by the mountains, and enjoys the warmth brought by winter chinook winds, while eastern Alberta is flat, dry prairie, where temperatures can range from very cold (-35°C (-31°F) in the winter) to very hot (+35°C (+95°F) in the summer).
		The largest two universities in Alberta are the University of Calgary and Edmonton's University of Alberta.
	www.hometowncanada.com /ab (3974 words)

	Alberta's Special Places 2000
		Alberta is blessed with six distinct natural regions: Aspen Parkland, Boreal Forest, Canadian Shield, Grassland, Foothill and Rocky Mountain.
		This website was designed by some of the many citizens who cherish Alberta's special places and whose hope it is to see a representative portion of each of them preserved for future generations.
		Presently, species that are endangered enjoy no protection in Canada and currently none of the six natural regions of Alberta have sufficient levels of protection to ensure the survival of Alberta's biological diversity in the longer run.
	raysweb.net /specialplaces/pages/places.html (406 words)

	Geography of Alberta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The most noted of the Alberta passes are: The Crowsnest Pass, near the southern boundary line, through which a branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway runs.
		The Kicking Horse Pass, through which the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway was built; 80 miles (130 km) from the eastern end of this pass is the gate of Banff National Park, with the famous watering-place of Banff as its centre.
		The Yellowhead Pass, running west from the Athabasca River; this pass was discovered by John Palliser (1858), was crossed by Lord Milton and Dr W. Cheadle (1861), and by Sandford Fleming (1871-1872) in the Ocean to Ocean expedition;
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	Exam "Fixing" at the University of Alberta?: My Graduate Program Experience
		I was a Ph.D. graduate student in the Department of Geography at the University of Alberta between 1986 and 1988.
		If I failed the examination, as my University of Alberta records appear to indicate, the Department of Geography was responsible for notifying me in writing as to the outcome of the examination and the department recommendation.
		I deeply regret going to the University of Alberta to study for a Ph.D. I wasted two years of my life, spent thousands of dollars, and forfeited opportunities to study at the University of Waterloo and Pennsylvania State University.
	www.islandnet.com /~legends/ualberta.htm (1191 words)

	alberta social studies geography
		"Click on the name of a college, university or online education provider in canada, alberta to view the detailed information; "Profile" icon directly takes you to the school's distance learning department or division profile if it is available.
		__ Facts, statistics and figures related to the Alberta economy.
		__ Profiles for communities and regions throughout Alberta.
	www.archaeolink.com /alberta_social_studies_geography.htm (299 words)

	Geometry.Net - Basic_A: Alberta Geography Canada
		Alberta is one of the three prairie provinces.
		Alberta provincial flower coloring page The Alberta provincial flag was adopted on June 1, 1968.
		Splice that geography with history, mysterious cultures and magic from the days of dinosaurs to buffalo and it becomes easy to understand why the United Nations loaded Alberta with five of Canada's 12 designated United Nations UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
	www.geometry.net /basic_a/alberta_geography_canada.php (1557 words)

	Evergreen - Amazing Agriculture of Alberta
		Students will discuss the various geographical aspects of land in Alberta (both human and physical geography).
		They will focus on the importance of agriculture to Alberta and experiment with planting and observing the growth of different grains.
		The teacher must be familiar with aspects of human and physical geography of Alberta as well as the different crops of grains and other food crops grown in their area of the province.
	www.evergreen.ca /en/lg/lessons/agriculture.html (575 words)

	Alberta
		Alberta, University of - Alberta, University of, at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; provincially supported; coeducational;...
		Atlas: Alberta - Facts on Alberta: flags, maps, geography, history, statistics, disasters current events, and international relations.
		Alberta: Land and People - Land and People Alberta is bounded on the E by Saskatchewan, on the N by the Northwest Territories,...
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	Links by Subject
		This study focuses on the geography of Alberta; the regions and natural resources.
		Geography, resources, occupations, leisure activities, language and customs will be compared in the study, but the main emphasis is on people.
		The intent of the unit is to develop an awareness of Canada as a bilingual country, and to develop understanding, appreciation and increased sensitivity to another region of Canada that has similarities and differences.
	www.lethsd.ab.ca /mmh/program/social_gr4.htm (2715 words)

	University of Alberta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The University of Alberta has approximately 30 000 students and 000 staff and is situated along the bank of the North Saskatchewan River in the heart of the city Edmonton Alberta Canada.
		Frontiers of medicine: A history of medical education and research at the University of Alberta
		Bibliography of climatology for the Prairie Provinces 1957-1969 (University of Alberta.
	www.freeglossary.com /University_of_Alberta (163 words)

	Geography Of Alberta - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Beginning of Calgary: the Isaac S. Freeze letters 1883-84.
		Kinematic Systems in Geodesy, Surveying, and Remote Sensing: Symposium, No. 107, Banff, Alberta, Canada, September 10-13, 1990 (International Associ)
		Two: arrival in Calgary.(Letters of Isaac S. Freeze) : An article from: Alberta History
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /geography_of_alberta.htm (104 words)

	Alberta's Special Places and The Species that Inhabit Them
		In this website, Alberta artists, photographers, and writers present you with information about and images of Alberta's diverse and beautiful landscapes.
		You will also find information about the diverse species that are uniquely dependent on our special places, parks and wilderness areas for their existence.You will learn that both the special places and the species are at risk.
		I have also borrowed from the vision of sustainable development that was developed by Alberta's Roundtable on Enviornment and Economy on which I served and that was adopted by all three of Alberta's Political Parties.
	raysweb.net /specialplaces (341 words)

	Alwynne B. Beaudoin - E-SCAPE - The SCAPE file - Cypress Hills region - Present Landscapes and Environments
		In Atlas of Alberta Lakes, edited by P. Mitchell and E. Prepas, pp.
		Alberta Institute of Pedology Number M-84-5, Open File Report 1984-39.
		The Forests of the Cypress Hills, Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada.
	www.scirpus.ca /escape/scapebib/sect210.htm (325 words)

	Alberta Course Education In Physical - Typhoon.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		With education in Alberta students are legallyoptions available for Education In Alberta.
		Building on Alberta's economic cornerstonesfor the Government of Alberta "Today's Opportunitiesplan that lays out a course for the Alberta government for theservices such as health, education and social programssocial, spiritual and physical well-being are essential
		Life Skills-based Education for Drug Use Prevention Traininghow HIV prevention and drug education will be taught using the lifeaccurate information in the course of planned activities for studentslocal resources e.g.
	www.typhoon.co.uk /directory/26190_alberta.html (1117 words)

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