The province of Alberta is located amongst the three prairie provinces of Canada. It is placed along the continental interior of western areas of the country. It is formed or bordered on the north by the 60th parallel which then forms its Northwest Territories.
On the east side, its territory is separated bythe 110th meridian, and it is then bordered by Saskatchewan which is another of Canada’s Prairie Provinces. The 49th parallel is a boundary line and an international borders the U.S state of Montana. Lastly, on the west, Alberta’s boundary line is given by the 120th meridian alongside the Roxy mountains crest and is bordered by British Columbia. The distance from the North to the South of the city of Alberta has been measured at 750 miles with an extensive width of 400 miles.
In the year 1882, the establishment of Alberta as a North-West territory resulted in an expansion of its boundaries. Later on, in 1905, Alberta was then recognized as a province. The provincial seat of government for Alberta can be found in Edmonton. The early exploration by fur traders through the prairie and parkland zones of Alberta led to the earliest developments of Agriculture.
With the emergence of agriculture, the birth of coal, oil, gas, and timber explorations occurred, and this led to population growth in the province, alongside urbanization and industrialization. Although there was an increase in the population, the province is not overpopulated. The positive aspect of this is that resources are not limited for the inhabitants, but the disadvantage is that it prevents Alberta from breaking through the industrial development that is happening through the highly populated eastern location transition zones and extend towards the southern border of the United States.
With the emergence of agriculture, the birth of coal, oil, gas, and timber explorations occurred, and this led to population growth in the province, alongside urbanization and industrialization. Although there was an increase in the population, the province is not overpopulated. The positive aspect of this is that resources are not limited for the inhabitants, but the disadvantage is that it prevents Alberta from breaking through the industrial development that is happening in the highly populated eastern locations of the country.
The presence of natural routes to the North makes Alberta a start point for the arctic and subarctic region development. The scenery present in the subarctic regions and consequently mountains parks creates a lucrative tourist industry for the province. The continental climate of the province provides the most sunshine in comparison to the other provinces. The winters tend to be dry, cold, and sunny except in the South where the Chinook winds raise the temperatures.