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Canada Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Provinces | are administrative units |
| Coniferous | evergreen trees produce cones that hold seeds, and they have needles instead of leaves |
| Shield | is a large area of relatively flat land comprised of ancient, hard rock |
| Deciduous | trees shed their tree leaves in the autumm |
| Territories | are lands administrated by the national government |
| Comprise | to make up |
| Archipelago | is a group of islands |
| Tundra | is flat, treeless plain with permanently frozen ground |
| Access | a way to reach a distant area |
| Fishery | is an area where fish come to feed in huge numbers |
| Aboriginal | native people who lived in North America before Europeans |
| Occupied | to settle in a place |
| Eventually | at a later time |
| Migrate | to move to an area to settle |
| Metis | children of French and native people |
| Transcontinental | continent crossing railroad |
| Granary | a building used to harvest grain |
| Via | on the way through |
| Metropolitan Area | is a city with surrounding suburbs |
| Bilingual | meaning it has two official languages English and French |
| Peacekeeping | is to send members of milatary to a crisis to order and have peace |
| Separatists | are those who want to break away from control by a dominant group |
| Autonomy | self government |
| Acid Rain | is when chemicals are combined with rain |