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The Story within the Map

Find out as much as you can about Alberta, using the assigned mapping technique.


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Title: The Atlas of Canada. Discover Canada through National Maps and Facts. Explore Our Maps
Host: Natural Resources Canada
Description: This website is a database of Canadian maps.
Navigation Tips: Click on any topic in the left-hand-side menu or under Map Topics to access information and view maps.
URL: http://www.atlas.gc.ca/site/english/maps/index.html

 

Title: Travel Alberta  
Host: Travel Alberta
Description: This website contains information about tourism in Alberta and has a map of Alberta's primary tourism regions and destinations including major towns/cities and primary roads.
URL: http://travelalberta.com/

 

Title: The Atlas of Canada. Discover Canada through National Maps and Facts. Alberta Relief.
Host: Natural Resources Canada.
Description: This website contains a relief map of Alberta
URL: http://geogratis.gc.ca/api/en/nrcan-rncan/ess-sst/89b58db9-29b6-5052-9bd2-50a48b568472

 

Title: The People of the Boreal Forest.
Host: Heritage Community Foundation (Now archived by the University of Alberta)
Description: This website contains the story of Terry Garvin, a young man from Craig, Saskatchewan, and his journey into the boreal forest of Canada's northwest.
Navigation Tips: Click on The Forest, The People or The Traditions in the left-hand-side menu or scroll down and click on these topics within the text to access information.
URL: http://www.albertasource.ca/boreal/index.html

 

Title: Alberta's Natural Resources.
Host: Heritage Community Foundation (Now archived by the University of Alberta)
Description: The website explores aspects of Alberta's natural resources through images, audio clips maps and text.
Navigation Tips: Click on Resource Inventory, History of Development or Innovation and New Technology in the left-hand-side menu or at the bottom of the screen to access information.
URL: http://www.abheritage.ca/abresources/

 

Title: Alberta’s Petroleum Heritage Edukit
Host: Heritage Community Foundation (Now archived by the University of Alberta)
Description: This website contains information about Alberta’s natural resources including the oil sands.
Navigation Tips: Click on Teacher Resources, Student Resources, Focus Material or Links near the top of the screen to access information.
URL: http://www.edukits.ca/petroleum/

 

Title: The Spirit of Alberta.
Host: 2Learn.caEducation Society.
Description: This website contains links, projects and classroom activities that enable teachers to integrate the Alberta theme into many aspects of curriculum.
Navigation Tips: Point the cursor at a heading at the top of the screen—Projects, Activities, Resources, Tools, Web Links—and click to view a drop-down menu; then click on any item in the drop-down menu to access information.
URL: http://www.2learn.ca/alberta/default.html
Last updated: October 17, 2017 | (Revision History)
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