BLM Leg 3 #2		Along the Way: Brandon to Regina 
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Base your answers to the following questions on the CD-ROM, A Prairie Tour (Leg 3), and on your research.

1. How do Prairie Levels 1 and 2 differ?

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2. Describe the natural vegetation between Brandon and Regina.
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3. Describe the prairie animals you saw along the way.
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How People Make a Living

4. Describe the agricultural activities on the Saskatchewan Plains.
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5. What are some of the crops grown in this prairie region?
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6. Why are the Prairies so well suited to growing grain?
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BLM Leg 3 #2		Along the Way: Brandon to Regina 
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Words We Have Learned

Use the 3-Point Approach to show your understanding of the following words:
•	knob and kettle topography
•	pothole lakes
•	slough
•	Parkland Belt
•	Saskatchewan Plains
•	Pioneer Fringe
•	short prairie grass