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| -the world's second largest country |
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| -the world's largest inland seaway |
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| -the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world |
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| - more water flows over these falls than any other falls in the world |
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| -the largest freshwater lake in the world |
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| - became the first modern explorer to reach the North American mainland |
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| -his explorations gave France a claim to Canada and opened the way for a valuable fur trade between French and Indians |
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| a province in east central Canada |
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| -Canada's oldest business |
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| 3.13 French and Indian War |
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| -because the boundaries of the French and English territories were not clearly defined, conflicts between them grew over land rights until this war began |
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| 3.14 Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver |
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| -the Pacific coast was explored and mapped by these men |
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| - famous for having some of the highest tides in the world |
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| -the Cajuns of Louisiana are descendents of these people |
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| -the capital of the province of Quebec; the only walled in Canada or the U.S. |
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| -Canada's second largest city |
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| -capital of Ontario; Canada's largest city |
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| -capital of Manitoba; Canada's leading grain market |
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| -the "polar bear capital of the world" |
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| -missionary to the Cree Indians in Winnipeg; developed a system of symbols of reading and writing for the Cree language |
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| - Presbyterian missionary from Scotland |
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| -Canada's Gateway to the Pacific; Canada's third largest city |
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| -this gold rush in 1897 made the Yukon Territory famous |
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| -named after the Yukon River, Canada's second longest river; its main sources of income are mining and tourism |
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| -the majority of Canadians live within 200 miles of the U.S. border |
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| -most Canadians are of European background |
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| -official languages are English and French |
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| discovered and prepared insulin for the treatment of diabetes. |
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| canadian researcher,who discoverd and prepared insulin for the treatment of diabetes |
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| an Onatario farmnboy, who became a much- loved missionary to China |
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| It is the largest world producer of nickel and zinc and is one of the world's leading ore producers. |
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| Many kinds of trees grow in Canada, including spurce, western red cedar, sugar maple, white oak, yellow birch, jack pine and tamarack. The majority of Canada's lumber for building comes from Bristish Columbia. |
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| 3.38 Canada's Fishing Industry |
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| Fish are one of Canada's most important natural resources. Salmon, herring, tuna, mackerel, and lobster are caught off the Pacific coast. |
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| 3.39 Canada's Agricultural Industry |
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| Canada is one of the world's leading wheat exporters. |
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| 3.40 Canada's Manufacturing Newsprint |
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| Canada is the world leader in the manufacture of newsprint, an inexpensive paper that is generally used for newspapers. |
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