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 Super Saskatchewan  by: Jules Neigel and Kaelan Cronan

Major Landforms: > > > Major bodies of water: > > > > Economy:
 * Canadian Shield is 1,864,000 miles long. 1,771,000 lie in Canada. 1,479 miles lies in Saskatchewan.[[image:jsyret/Canadian_Shield_jules_and_kaelan.jpg width="245" height="125"]]
 * Great Plains: dry, vast, grassland in Northern America. It is an important agricultural and mi[[image:jsyret/great_plains_jules_and_kaelan.jpg width="364" height="239" align="right" caption="Great Plains"]]ning region.
 * Reindeer Lake covers 2,444 square miles (6,330 kilometers). Located on the border of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
 *  Lake Athabasca: 7,935 kilometers long. Two- thirds of this river lies in Saskatchewan, the other lies in Manitoba. Athabasca is the fourth largest lake in Canada.
 * Three- Fifths of Saskatchewan economy is service industry. A large Military air base provides many jobs. The base is located in Moose Jaw. Farming provides nearly 14 million tons of wheat. ( 1 ton = 2,000 pounds)Saskatchewan has about 65 million acres of farmland. Mining: Oil, potash, and uranium. Over 14 oil drills are located in Saskatchewan.
 * Major cities:
 * Moose jaw-is the center for service industries in southern Saskatchewan. It lies at the meeting point of Thunder Creek and Moose Jaw River
 * Flin Flon- is a town on the border of Saskatchewan. Only Saskatoon is bigger.
 * Regina-is the capital of Saskatchewan. Only Saskatoon is bigger. The lation word Regina is queen. Regina is nicknamed "queen city of the plains"

__Climate Overview__ - Saskatchewan has a dry, sunny continental climate. 4 Fun Facts
 * 1) Moose Jaw Wild Animal Park: 300 acres containing buffalo, elk, yaks, and deer. Also Features Lions Leopards and other exotic [[image:jsyret/kaelan_jules_handsome_yak.jpg width="233" height="167" align="right" caption="Handsome yak"]]mammals.
 * 2) <span style="color: #50e792; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">A beaver is a furry animal with a broad paddle like tail. Beavers have strong jaws and front teeth. They can eat the bark of [[image:jsyret/kaelan_jules_beaver.jpg width="207" height="167" align="right" caption="beaver eating a carrot"]]trees and branches to build dams/ lodges.
 * 3) <span style="color: #50e792; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Cactus is any of a family of north and South American plants that usually have clusters of spines. There are hundreds of species of cacti.
 * 4) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 160%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #50e792; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">Pickerel is the name given to three small members of the pike family. Like all pikes pickerels have large mouths and have greedy appetites. (AkA they're fish.)

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Sources:
 * <span style="color: #ec00ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Saskatchewan by Suzanne leVert
 * <span style="color: #ec00ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Saskatchewan by dave margoshes
 * <span style="color: #ec00ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Worldbook