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| This Ocean is East of the U.S. and Canada |
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| The U.S. and Canada are East of this Ocean. |
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| These mountains are North America's Continental Divide or divide separating river systems that flow towards opposite ends of the continent. |
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| The Rocky Mountains are North America's ___________ ___________, or divide separating river systems that flow towards opposite ends of the continent. |
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| These mountains, which run north to south between Maine and northern Georgia in the eastern U.S., are the oldest mountain range in North America. |
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| This Lake is the deepest and largest of the Five Great Lakes, and the one located the farthest west. |
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| The Canadian Shield extends from the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean around what large body of water? |
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1) Rocky soil, not farmable
2) rich in minerals
3) sparsely populated |
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| What are three key characteristics of the Canadian Shield/Laurentian Plateau? |
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| What is the national capital of Canada? In which Canadian province is it located? |
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Boston, Massachusetts
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| Between which two cities on the east coast of the U.S. is there a large area of dense population? |
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| The large area of dense population between Boston and Washington is called this. It is an example of a megalopolis. |
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| The large area of dense population between Boston, Massachusetts and Washington, DC is referred to as Boswash and is an example of one of these. |
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| In what part of Canada do most Inuits live? |
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| What was the key to French financial success in New France? |
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1) milder climate
2) close to U.S. for trade |
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| Why are most people in Canada living in the southern part of the country, near the U.S.? |
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| Where in Canada would you expect to find the most people living? |
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Montreal, Quebec
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| What multicultural Canadian cities did you learn about in the "Canada: A Diverse Culture" video? |
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| What Unit 4 vocabulary word means the economic, political, and social dependence of regions on one another? |
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| Which Canadian province is the one that is French in heritage, where French language dominates, and that has initiated a Separatist movement for independence from Canada? |
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bicameral legislature, which means a lawmaking body made up of "two houses."
In Canada, the lawmaking body is called Parliament.
In the U.S. the lawmaking body is called Congress |
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| Both the U.S. and Canada have the same type of legislature. What type is it, what does its name mean, and what is the lawmaking body called in Canada and the U.S.? |
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| Canada is a bilingual nation. What are its two official languages? |
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| Canada and Mexico (NAFTA) |
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| Who are the U.S.'s largest trade partners? |
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| The Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway |
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| Ports on which waterway make trade between the U.S. and Canada so easy and profitable? |
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| Rain or snow that carries air pollutants to Earth |
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| The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture. |
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| having two branches, chambers or houses, as a legislative body |
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| able to speak two languages |
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| A divide separating river systems that flow to opposite sides of a continent; in North America, the line of summits of the Rocky Mountains, separating streams flowing toward the Gulf of California and the Pacific from those flowing toward the Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, and the Arctic Ocean |
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| A person who comes to a country to take up residence |
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| the economic, political and social dependence of culture regions on one another |
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| a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland |
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| of or pertaining to the sea; bordering on the sea |
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| (free enterprise) an economy that allows business owners to compete in the market with little government interference |
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| an urban region, especially one consisting of several large cities and suburbs that adjoin each other |
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| an acceptance of many cultures instead of just one |
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| The North American Free Trade Agreement - an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years |
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| A territory in Canada formed in 1999 and governed separately by the Inuit people. |
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| The legislature of certain British colonies and possessions |
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| a society in which numerous distinct ethnic, religious, or cultural groups are present and tolerated |
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| An extensive area of flat or rolling, predominantly treeless grassland, especially the large tract or plain of central North America |
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| an administrative division or unit of a country |
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| a network that includes a major river and its tributaries |
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| One who advocates disjunction of a group from a larger group or political unit |
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| a change made by correction, addition or deletion |
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| to name or assign a postion, an office, or the like |
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| compsed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches |
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| pertaining to a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. |
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| pertaining to a union of states under a central government |
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| the branch of government having the power to make laws |
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| the legislature of certain British colonies and possessions |
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| pertaining to an administrative division or unit of a country |
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| a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representative chosen directly or indirectly by them. |
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| a kingdoom in NW Europe consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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| In what part of Canada do most inuits live? |
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| what is the general pattern of states becoming states. Which direction on the map |
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| where is most of Canada's commercial farming |
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| Great plains/Prairie provinces and Alberta and Sasktchewan |
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| In which Canadian province did the French explore and settle first |
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| Along which body of water did the French set up colonial settlements |
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| The five great lakes hold what percent of the worlds fresh water |
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| The largets salt mines in the world are underneath these 2 lakes |
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| What percent of north americas salt comes from Huron and Michigan lakes` |
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| Into which of the Great Lakes does the water flowing over Niagara Falss flow |
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| Of how many ice ages have geologists found proof of in the Great Lakes |
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| What existed in the Great Lakes region before the Ice Age? |
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| The floor of Lake ------- is the lowest place on the North American continent |
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| What made Lake Superior so deep |
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| how many provinces and territories does Canada have |
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| 10 provinces and 3 territories |
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| what is the oldest mountain range in the us |
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| which physical feature is the boundary between Texas and Mexico |
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| Mount Mckinley is the highest mountain in the us and is located where |
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| Into which body of water does the Mississippi River flow |
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| The _____ river in New York flows almost due south in to the Altantic ocean near long island |
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| The _____ river in New York flows almost due south in to the Altantic ocean near long island |
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| features of the Earth's surface such as mountains, valleys and plateaus |
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| a thick sheet of ice that moves slowly across land and changes the landscape |
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| the wearing away of soil and stone by wind, rivers, and rain |
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| what ocean does the Mackenzie river flow into |
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