Les Províncies de la Praderia o Praderies canadenques, en anglès: Canadian Prairies o The Prairies i en francès: Prairies canadiennes, són una regió de l'oest del Canadà que es pot considerar formada per les províncies d'Alberta, Saskatchewan, i Manitoba. El 2016 tenien 6.748.280 habitants.
Segons una definició més estricta aquesta regió es compon només de la zona coberta efectivament per la praderia i pot incloure la part de praderia del nord-est de la província de la Colúmbia Britànica
La praderia comença al nord d'Edmonton, cobreix les tres províncies en sentit sud fins a la frontera entre Manitoba-Minnesota.[1]
Climes principals
Les praderies del Canadà experimenten un clima sec semiàrid (Köppen Bsk) en les regions de sòl bru, i sec humit continental (Köppen Dfb) en les zones de sòl negre. Al sud de la zona hi pot haver tornados
Clima per a algunes ciutats de la Praderia canadenca[2]
Les principals indústries inclouen l'agricultura (blat, ordi, colza, brassica, civada), i ramaderia d'ovelles i bovins. També, recursos naturals com oil sands (Fort McMurray, Alberta) i altres formes de producció de petroli. Les indústries secundàries consisteixen en el refinament del petroli i el processament de productes agrícoles.
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