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Roper's 7th Geography
Ch. 5 Canada
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Geography
7th Grade
10/11/2006

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New Foundland
Definition
province in eastern Canada
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New France
Definition
region around the St. Lawerence River and Great Lakes
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Rocky Mountains
Definition
mountain range that is part of the Cordillera
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John Cabot
Definition
explorer who claimed Canada for England
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Niagara Falls
Definition
waterfalls where Lake Erie waters flow into Lake Ontario
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Interior Plains
Definition
flat land west and south of the Canadian Shield
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NAFTA
Definition
trade agreement tha removes the trade barriers among Canada, the United States, and Mexico
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Ottawa
Definition
capital city of Canada
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Maritime Provinces
Definition
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island
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Prairie Provinces
Definition
Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan
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Quebec
Definition
many people of this area want to keep their French culture and language
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40 percent
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percentage of Canada that is made up of the Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories and Nunavut
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free market
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economy that Canada is based on
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Mt. Logan
Definition
highest peak in Canada
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Southeastern Canada
Definition
the country's most heavily populated area with a humid continental climate
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the Canadian Shield
Definition
covers more than half of Canada's total land area
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Parliamentary democracy
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Canada's government
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glaciers
Definition
cause of a large low basin with many lakes and rivers
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acid rain
Definition
damages Canada's lakes and rivers
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Canadian-United States border
Definition
most of Canada's population lives in cities near this
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