Canada & Caribbean Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
climate | elevation + latitude + average temperature + wind patterns + precipitation |
permafrost | soil that never thaws |
tundra | has long lasting freezing temperatures and ground |
tundra | vegetation is moss and low shrubs |
St. Lawrence Seaway | canals & locks connecting Great Lakes to Atlantic Ocean |
Grand Banks | rich fishing; off coast of Newfoundland & Labrador |
compromise | resolving conflicts by agreeing to common ideas |
First Nations | indigenous Canadian peoples; south of Arctic region |
Inuit | native Canadian peoples; northern Arctic region |
Northwest Passage | European explores hoped to find this route from Europe-Asia |
New World trade | American Indian furs for wool cloth & metal goods |
province | territory under the control of a country |
isthmus | narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land; Panama |
West Indies | the Caribbean region |
cash crop | crops grown to be sold rather than consumed by farmer locally |
cash crop | usually has a large harvest; sugar cane, coffee, cotton, tobacco |
tourism | providing visitors a place to stay, to eat and activities |
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