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Canada Vocab
Anders Davidson
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Geography
7th Grade
11/11/2011

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Term
Province
Definition
a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.
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Seaway
Definition
an inland canal, passage, or channel large enough for oceangoing ships to navigate
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Lichens
Definition
organism growing on rocks
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Muskeg
Definition
boggy land
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Permafrost
Definition
permanently frozen land
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Tundra
Definition
Arctic plain
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Taiga
Definition
sub-artic forests
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Evergreen Trees
Definition
trees with leaves throughout the year
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Conifers
Definition
cone-bearing tree
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Narwhal
Definition
small artcic whale
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Constitutional/Monarchy
Definition
rules of the royal family
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Parliment
Definition
legislative body
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Federation
Definition
political unit
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Potash
Definition
common name for various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water-soluble form
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Portage
Definition
overland route to waterway
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Hydroelectricity
Definition
generated by water power
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News Print
Definition
low-cost, non-archival paper most commonly used to print newspapers, and other publications and advertising material
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Canadian Shield
Definition
also called the Laurentian Plateau, or Bouclier Canadien (French), is a vast geological shield covered by a thin layer of soil that forms the nucleus of the North American or Laurentia craton. It is an area mostly composed of igneous rock which relates to its long volcanic history
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Grand Banks
Definition
a group of underwater plateaus southeast of Newfoundland on the North American continental shelf
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Definition
a system of locks, canals and channels that permits ocean-going vessels
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Jaques Cartier
Definition
a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now Canada for France
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Ottawa
Definition
Native North American people
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Inuits
Definition
Arctic or Greenland people
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(4) Maritimes of Canada
Definition
1: New Brunswick
2: Nova Scotia
3: Prince Edward Island
4: Newfoundland
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(7) Provinces
Definition
1: Quebec
2: Ontario
3: Manitoba (Prarie)
4: Saskatchewan (Prarie)
5: Alberta (Prarie)
6: British Colombia
7: Nunavut
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(2) Territories
Definition
1: Yukon Territory
2: Northwest Territories
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