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Marvoulous Manitoba By: Kelsey Patrick and Laura Henne 6-H

Major Cities

> Flin Flon is a town on the border of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. It is an important mining center. They disposit gold and copper. > Winnepeg is the capital of Manitoba. Winnipeg had the first hockey team to win the olympics which were the Olympic Falcons. > Thompson is another major city. They are one of the leading centers in nickel production. Thompson was founded in 1956.





Major Landforms: >
 * 1) The Canadian Shield Region covers almost half of Manitoba. The Canadian Shield is a level landscape of plains and plateaus.
 * 2) Manitoba's Southwestern Mountains include the Duck, Porcupine, and Pambina mountains and ranges.
 * 1) The swan river is located between the duck mounains and porcupine mountains. It is named Swan River because the river frequentley has swans around or in the water.

Climate Overview:
 * 1) the white-0-20 light green-21-41 green-42-63 dark green-63 and + (snow inches)



Economy
 * 1) The Canadian Shield Region has large deposits of gold, zinc, nickel, copper, and many others.
 * 2) Waters in Manitoba have hydroelectric power. The province's over 100,000 lakes draw a lot of tourists.
 * 3) A lot of leading food processors process things like, baked goods, dairy products, and frozen meat.

Sources: [|www.google.com] worldbook student [|www.Wikipedia.com]