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Canada Test Review
Canada Test Review
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Social Studies
3rd Grade
09/22/2014

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caribou
Definition
a large deer; also called a reindeer
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climate
Definition
the usual weather of a place, including its temperature and precipitation
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colony
Definition
land that is settled far from the country that governs it
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continent
Definition
one of Earth's seven large landmasses
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culture
Definition
the language, religion, customs, and traditions of a group of people
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mosaic
Definition
a picture made up of many small pieces of colored tile
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multicultural
Definition
having people from many cultures and backgrounds
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rebel
Definition
to fight against something
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rodeo
Definition
a gathering at which cowboys show off their roping and riding skills
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traitor
Definition
someone who betrays, or turns against, his or her country
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fish and beaver
Definition
the reason people settled in Canada
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peaceful methods
Definition
how Canada gained their independence from England
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violence and lawlessness
Definition
what early Canada was like before the Royal Canadian Mountain Police began
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tepees
Definition
the houses that the native people of the middle of Canada lived in
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longhouses
Definition
the houses that the native people of the eastern coast lived in
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gold, jewels, and spices
Definition
what early Europeans thought they were going to find when they found Canada
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Tories or Loyalists
Definition
people who moved to Canada from America after the Revolutionary War
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French and English
Definition
the two countries that fought in a war in the 1700s
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maple leaf
Definition
Canada's national symbol, found on its flag
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Inuit
Definition
the native people that live in the far north
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2nd place
Definition
Canada's rank in land size
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Province and Territories
Definition
what Canada is divided into
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fishing
Definition
how the early people and people of today make a living on the Atlantic coast
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3 ways that Canada and the US are the same
Definition
same money in dollars and cents, speak English, same food, same TV shows, highly multicultural, elect their government leaders
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3 ways that Canada and the US are different
Definition
Canada also speaks French, different looking money, the Queen of England is the head of state, hockey is the most popular sport, smaller population, larger land size
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