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| joined together inside a common boundry |
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| neighboring cities and suburbs that blend into an almost continuous line of settlement |
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| economic system built on the right to own property or businesses and make a profit with limited government interference |
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| businesses that provide services to people instead of producing goods |
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| body of water that is wide enough and deep enough to allow ships to pass |
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| coal, oil, and natural gas |
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| rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants |
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| area where trash companies dump the waste they collect |
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| reusing materials instead of throwing them out |
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| trade that flows freely among countries without trade barriers |
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| overseas settlement tied to a parent country |
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governmment ruled by leaders chosen by a vote of the people
(For the people, by the people) |
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| government divided between national and state powers with a national president |
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| to withdraw from the national government |
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| person who moves into a new country to live |
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| group of people who share a common culture, language, or history |
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| smaller communities surrounding larger cities |
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| form of government in which voters elect representatives to a law making body |
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| head of government in a parliamentary democracy |
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having 2 official languages
(Canada has 2 official languages) |
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| regional political division |
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| piece of land with water on three sides |
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| vast, rolling treeless plains in which only the top few inches of ground thaw in the summer |
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| rolling, inland grassy area with very fertile soil |
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| group of mountain ranges that run side by side |
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| Name four landforms the USA and Canada share: |
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1. Rocky Mountains
2. Appelacian Mountains
3. Interior Plains
4. Atlantic Coastal Plains |
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| What three oceans border both the US and Canada |
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1. Pacific Ocean
2. Atlantic Ocean
3.Arctic Ocean |
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| Where do most Canadians live? |
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| Near Ontario and in the St. Lawrence River valley |
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| way of life of a group of people who share a common culture, language, or history |
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| government ruled by a king or queen who inherited the right to rule |
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| government ruled by leaders chosen by a vote of the people |
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| set of rules for how people decide what goods and services to produce and how they are exchanged |
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| What activities does the Canadian government take care of? |
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Health Care
Transportation
broadcasting and electric companies |
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Describe ways the governments os USA and Canada are different: |
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USA Canada
Presidential System Parliamentary System
1 Official language 2 official languages
monarchy republic
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| Name the climates the US and Canada share and describe the climate: |
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1. Subarctic-summers are short and cool
2. humid continental-summers short but warm and winters long ,cold and snowy
3. dry steppe-not much rain
4. marine west coast-wet, mild winters |
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| What are four main economic activities in US that make it an economic leader? |
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1. service industry
2. manufacturing
3. farming
4. mining |
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| what are three main economic activities in Canada? |
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1. service indrusty
2. farming
3. manufacturing |
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| Describe ways the governments of US and Canada are similar: |
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Both are a democracy
Both settle constitutional issues ussing a a court system
Both have three branches of government
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| Name 5 economic activities that the US and Canada share: |
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1. service industry
2. mining
3. manufacturing
4. farming
5. fishing |
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| measurement based on available health care, education, literacy, ... |
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