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social studies
chapter 6
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3rd Grade
01/10/2006

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the United States, Canada, and Mexico are all located on the continent of....
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North America
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Nova Scotia, Canada, is a .....
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peninsula
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a province is like a .....
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state
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what is a resource found near Halifax
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forests
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the amount of a resource that can be used is called its
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supply
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what country is Nova Scotia a province of ....
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Canada
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what is Halifax located on
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a large peninsula of Nova Scotia
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Why is Halifax's harbor special
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It is Canada's busiest port on the Atlantic
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What jobs do the people of Halifax have
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steer tugboats, load and unload ships, fish and make sure harbor stays clean
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where is Tenochtitlan located
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on an island in a lake (Mexico City)
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Why do people move to Mexico City
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because many people in rural Mexico can't find work
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how does Mexico City's location make their air pollution problem worse than other city's
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it is surrounded by mountains so the pollution can't blow away
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which forms of transportation is Mexico City's government building and buying to keep their air clean
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subway lines
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Who first settled the area that is now Mexico City
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Aztecs
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from which country did the people come who captured Tenochtitlan
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spain
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land that is mostly surrounded by water
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peninsula
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the position of a place on the earth's surface
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location
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a body of water where ships can safely stop
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harbor
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the center of an area's government
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capital
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dirt and chemicals in the air that can harm people
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air pollution
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the natural world around us
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environment
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the amount of a resource that is able to be used
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supply
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a place where people buy and sell things
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market
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