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canada vocabulary
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Term | Definition |
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province | an administrative unit similar to a state. |
terittory | the land administered by the national government. |
shield | a large area of relativity flat land made up of ancient,hard rock. |
coniferous | describing evergreen trees that produce cones to hold seeds and that have needles instead of leaves. |
deciduious | describing trees that shed their leaves in the autumn. |
archipelago | a group of islands. |
tundra | a flat,treeless plain with permanently frozen ground. |
fishery | an area where fish come to feed in huge numbers. |
comprise | to make up. |
acces | a way to reach a distant area. |
aboriginal | a native people. |
Metis | children of french and native peoples. |
transcontineal | describing something that crosses a continent. |
granary | a building used to store harvested grain. |
migrate | to move to an area to settle. |
eventually | at a later time. |
occupy | to settle in a place. |
metropolitan area | an area that includes a city and it's surroundings suburbs. |
area | a geographic location. |
bilngual | able to use two languages. |
peacekeeping | sending trained members of the military to crisis spots to maintain peace and order. |
seperalist | an individual that wants to break away from control by a dominant group. |
autonomy | having independence from another country. |
acid rain | rain that contains harmful amounts of poisons due to pollution. |
via | on the way through. |