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5th Grade
09/15/2009

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History
Definition
A record of what has happened to mankind
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Geography
Definition
the study of the earth
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The New World
Definition
the continents and the islands of the Western Hemisphere
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The Western Hemisphere
Definition
North and South America and the many islands rising up out of the Caribean Sea are all part of the new world
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Migration
Definition
the movement of a group or animals from one part of the world to another
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Bering Strait
Definition
the narrow body of water that connects the Artic Ocean to the Pacific Bering Sea and separates Russia from Alaska
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A strait
Definition
A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
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Habitat
Definition
Setting in which a certain type of animals or plants thrive.
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Culture
Definition
A way of life.
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North America
Definition
The third largest continent.
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Mt. McKinley
Definition
The highest peak in North America.
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Hudson Bay
Definition
The world's largest bay.
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Gulf of Mexico
Definition
The world's largest gulf.
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Mississippi River
Definition
America's longest river.
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Term 3.1  Canada
Definition
the second largest country in the world
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Term 3.2  Hudson Bay
Definition
the world's largest bay
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Term 3.3  St. Laurence Seaway
Definition
largest inland seaway in the world
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Term 3.4  Great Lakes
Definition
the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world, and contain approximately 1/5 of earth's freshwater supply.
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Term 3.5  Niagara Falls
Definition

one of the world's most beautiful waterfalls.

More water flows over Niagara Falls per second than flows over any other waterfall in the world.

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Term 3.6 Lake Superior
Definition
largest freshwater lake in the world.
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Term 3.7  Mackenzie River
Definition
Canada's longest river.
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3.8 JOHN CABOT
Definition
BECAME THE FIRST MODERN EXPLORER TO REACH THE NORTH AMERICAN MAINLAND
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3.9 NORTHWEST PASSAGE
Definition
THEY WERE SO SURE THAT SUCH A ROUTE THAT THEY THEY GAVE IT THE NAME NORTH WEST PASSAGE
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3.10 JACQUES CARTIER
Definition
WAS A FRENCHMEN WHO SET SAIL IN HOPES OF FINDING THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE AND SAILING ON TO CHINA
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3.11 Quebec

Definition
 French settlement built in the New World in 1608.
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3.12 Hudson Bay Company

Definition
Canada's oldest buisness
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3.13 French and Indian War
Definition
A treaty that ended in 1763.
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3.14 Captain Cook and Captain Vacounver

Definition
Two people both from England.
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3.11 Quebec

Definition
 French settlement built in the New World in 1608.
Term

 

 

3.12 Hudson Bay Company

Definition
Canada's oldest buisness
Term
3.13 French and Indian War
Definition
A treaty that ended in 1763.
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3.14 Captain Cook and Captain Vacounver

Definition
Two people both from England.
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