Alberta
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Alberta is a province in Canada. It lies in the western part of Canada. The province of British Columbia is west of Alberta. The province of Saskatchewan is east of Alberta. It is north of Montana, one of the states in the United States.
Alberta is the fourth largest Canadian province. It has an area of 642,317 km².[1] Alberta has 3,305,800 people. There are three provinces in Canada that have more people.
The capital of Alberta is Edmonton. Edmonton is close to the middle of Alberta. Calgary is another city in Alberta. It is south of Edmonton.
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[edit] Working in Alberta
Alberta has a lot of oil and natural gas.
There are also a lot of farms in Alberta. Farmers grow wheat and other things. There are also a lot of cows on Alberta farms.
[edit] Alberta Weather
Some of Alberta gets a lot of snow in the winter. Alberta can be very cold in the winter. There is a dry part of Alberta in the south.
[edit] Alberta History
Alberta was made a province of Canada in 1905.
[edit] Notes
- ↑ There are also two larger parts of Canada called Nunavut and Northwest Territories. However, Nunavut and Northwest Territories are territories, not provinces.