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Manitoba:
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The Red River in Manitoba is well known for its tendency to flood. This site contains general information about the Red River, its flood problems and flood disasters. Images of the river are also included.
How of Manitoba is covered in land? How much of it is water? The chart provided at the Statistics Canada Web site provides data on the land and freshwater areas in Manitoba and the rest of the Canadian provinces.
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Visit the Statistics Canada Web site to find answers to these questions. Click here to download a worksheet on which to record your answers. 1. What is Manitoba's total area? 2. How much of Manitoba is covered in land? 3. How much of Manitoba is covered in freshwater? 4. Which provinces/territories are larger (total area) than Manitoba? 5. Which provinces/territories are smaller (total area) than Manitoba? 6. Which provinces/territories have more land than Manitoba? 7. Which provinces/territories have more freshwater than Manitoba? 8. Manitoba's neighbours are Nunavut to the north, Saskatchewan to the west, and Ontario to the east. Create a bar graph to illustrate the amount of freshwater each of those four places has. Use a different colour for each province and territory. 9. Write a sentence describing the amount of freshwater Manitoba has compared with its neighbours. |
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