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Canada Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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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 |