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Super Saskatchewan  By: Kara Unger and Ayadenis Cabrera

Fun Fact-Equal horizontal bars of green= the northern forests. Above and yellow= the prairies. The flower is the western red lily (also called the prairie lily) which is the Provincial flower. Shield of arms in the upper quarter on the staff side.

Fun Fact- Saskatchewan means fast flowing water.

Fun Fact- Provincehood: September 1st, 1905. Fun Fact- Provincial Nickname: The Wheat Province.

__Major Cities__ Saskatoon- the largest city in Saskatchewan. Regina- the capital and the second largest city of Saskatchewan. Prince Albert- is an important center of commercial trading and of tourism in central Saskatchewan.

__Major Bodies of Water__ There are about 100,000 lakes in Saskatchewan, most of them are north. The largest lakes are: Lake Athabasca and Reindeer Lake.



__Major Landforms__ Canadian Shield covers half of Canada. The Canada Shield is dotted with lakes.

__Climate Overview__ The annual snowfall is 41 in. Midal and Yellow Grass had a temperature of 143 F on July 5,1937.

__Economy__ People can find gold, copper, silver, and zinc when they mine or farm. People can sometimes find kimberlite. Which is a kind of rock that has dimonds in it.

Sources: World Book, and Discover Canada Saskatchewan.