Explore Alberta

This booklet about Alberta vividly portrays the province's diverse landscape and geological history, utilizing topographic maps, elevation data, and contour lines to illustrate its varied terrain. It explores the dramatic effects of Chinooks on the climate and delves into the unique formations of the Badlands, explaining the processes of deposition and the rock cycle that shape them. The province's rich fossil record offers a window into its prehistoric past, while discussions of renewable and non-renewable energy sources, particularly crude oil and the Alberta Oil Sands, highlight its current economic significance. The book also examines the concept of viscosity in relation to oil extraction and the crucial role of transportation in moving Alberta's resources and products.