🗺️ Chapter 10: Canada's Regions
10.4.3 Saskatchewan
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Saskatchewan once carried two nicknames: the "wheat province," and also the "breadbasket of the world." Of all the farmable land in Canada, 40% lies here, and no province produces more grain or oilseed. Below the surface sit the richest uranium and potash deposits on earth; potash goes into fertilizer. Oil and natural gas come out of the province as well. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police train at an academy in the capital, Regina. Saskatoon is the biggest city. The mining industry is based there, and the city is also an important centre for education, research and technology.
Key Facts
- Nicknames: the "wheat province" and the "breadbasket of the world"
- Has 40% of Canada's arable land; top grain and oilseed producer
- World's richest uranium and potash deposits
- RCMP training academy is in Regina; Saskatoon is the largest city
Test yourself on this topic
4 practice questions from “Saskatchewan”, each with the answer explained.
- Which province was once called the "breadbasket of the world"?
- In which city is the training academy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?
- Saskatchewan has the world's richest deposits of which two minerals?
- Which is Saskatchewan's largest city and the base of its mining industry?
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