Badlands Bus Study. 1. What is the number of the highway which connects Regina with Corinne? 4. What is summer fallow?

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1 Badlands Bus Study 1. What is the number of the highway which connects Regina with Corinne? 2. In what direction does the above highway run? 3. Why does the school bus stop at all uncontrolled railroad crossings? 4. What is summer fallow? 5. List some reasons why farmers keep some of their land in summer fallow each year: 6. Why are there variations in the colour of the stubble in the fields along the highway? 7. Name two crops other than wheat which are in evidence between Regina and Corinne: and 8. Explain the significance of the uncultivated patches in the middle of some grain fields. 9. Why is there an absence of barbed-wire fences along most of the highway between Regina and Corinne?

2 10. Where are the only trees in the area to be found? What is their purpose? 11. Explain what is meant by the term Correction Line. 12. Looking to the southwest, you can see a range of hills. What is its name? 13. How do you account for the fact that there is no major drainage pattern between Regina and Corrine? 14. How is water removed from this area? 15. What is the significance of Yankee Ridge and the Wood Mountain Trail? 16. What do we call a road such as the one connecting Corinne and Avonlea? 17. In what direction does this particular road run? 18. Name the grain terminal company located in the village of Corinne? 19. What is the difference between a dugout and a borrow pit?

3 20. What is the first major drainage pattern that we cross enroute to Avonlea from Corinne? Describe it: 21. Note the change in soil colour as we near Avonlea. 22. Give a description of an uncultivated area. 23. Do you think this area has any economic importance? If so, what is it? 24. Name one game animal that is dependent upon these uncultivated areas for survival. Why is it dependent? 25. List any other forms of animal life which you can see in this area? 26. List the names of the various farm implements which can be seen from the bus: 27. What is the second major drainage pattern in the area? Where do you find most of the forested areas? What is the reason for this?

4 Badlands Bus Study Answers 1. Highway #6 2. North South 3. The driver needs to look down the track and listen. 4. Land that is not worked for a year and left to rest to regain its nutrients and organic matter. 5. a) Give the land a rest b) Regain mineral content c) Regain moisture content d) Weed control process 6. Different types of crops 7. Canola and flax, lentils, peas, etc. 8. Land that is too wet or unsuitable for working 9. Grain farming and not livestock farming. 10. a) Farm yards b) Shelter belts or wind breaks 11. A minor change of direction in the road which makes up for the curvature of the earth. The grids must match up with the longitudinal lines because Saskatchewan is not perfectly rectangular. 12. Dirt Hills 13. Because it was a Glacial Lake basin 14. Evaporation, saturation and drainage ditches. 15. A trail situated on top of an esker from a previous ice age which ran from Fort Qu Appelle to Wood Mountain. This trail was used by Sitting Bull seeking sanctuary from the Battle of Little Big Horn. Also used by Settlers and fur traders. See cairn on trip out to Corrine. 16. Secondary highway 17. East West

5 18. Always changing 19. Dugout done by farmer, the soil left as small hill to one side of hole. Borrow pit done by the highways department, soil is removed to maintain and construct roads. 20. a) Moose Jaw Creek b) Small and meandering 21. Grayer or lighter coloured 22. An area that is not farmed or tilled, left in it s natural state. Consisting of grassland plants. This area creates habitat for Grassland animals. 23. a) Yes b) It creates a habitat for animals like antelope and deer which are a natural resource to the province of Saskatchewan. By fencing the areas off they could be used to hold livestock. 24. a) Antelope, partridge, sharp-tailed grouse, white-tailed deer b) For shelter 25. Answer only if you see animals. 26. Answer only if you see farm implements. 27. a) Avonlea Creek b) along the creek beds c) moisture content