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Canada Geography
Canadian Geography
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10/31/2014

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Continent
Definition
any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).
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Border
Definition
the edge or boundary of something, or the part near it
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Atlantic Provinces
Definition
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador
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Prairie Provinces
Definition
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
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Territories
Definition
Nunavut, Yukon, Northwest Territories
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The Cordillera Region
Definition
The Pacific Coastal Mountain Ranges and lowlands and the Rocky Mountains
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Arctic
Definition
Are found within the Arctic Circle
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The Interior Plains
Definition
Are found in the northeastern corner of BC and most of Alberta and Saskatchewan
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The Canadian Shield
Definition
is a huge horseshoe-shaped region that curves around Hudson Bay from the Arctic Coast to the coast of Labrador
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The St. Lawrence Lowlands
Definition
is the smallest land region in Canada
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The Appalachian Region
Definition
is found in southeaster Quebec and all of the Atlantic Provinces
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Forest, grassland, tundra
Definition
Are the 3 major vegetation zones in Canada
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Drainage basin
Definition
The waters of a river system drain an area of land
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River
Definition
large body of water that moves over the land in a long channel
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Brook
Definition
Wider and deeper channels of water that join to create a stream
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Stream
Definition
Brooks join together to create this
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Channel
Definition
This is land on either side of a waterway
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Rapids
Definition
Water tumbles ver large boulders or rock ledges in the river channel
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Mackenzie River
Definition
The longest river in Canada
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Lake
Definition
A body of water surrounded by land
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The Great Lakes
Definition
World's largest group of freshwater lakes. Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario (HOMES)
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Precipitation
Definition
rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
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industry
Definition
economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.

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Minerals
Definition
Natural substance
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