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canada vocabulary
social studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| comprise | A shield is a large area of relatively flat land comprised of ancient had rock |
| access | a way in to the interior of Canada |
| province | are administrative units simile to states |
| territories | are lands administered by the national govement |
| shield | is a large area of relatively flat land comprised of ancient hard rock |
| coniferous | evergreen trees produce cones that hold seeds and they have needles instead of leaves |
| deciduous | trees shed their leaves in the autumn |
| archipelago | is a group of isand |
| tundra | is a flat treeless plain with permanently frozen ground |
| fishery | is a area where fish come to feed in huge nubers |
| aboriginal | native people who lived in the north America before Europeans |
| metis | are the children of french and native people |
| transcontinental | continent crossing railroad that united the eastern and western parts of their nation |
| granary | is a building used to store harvest grain |
| metropolitan area | is a city and its surrounding suburbs |
| bilingual | meaning it has two official languages english and French |
| peacekeeping | is sending trained members of the military to crisis spots to maintain peace and order |
| separatists | are those who want to break away from contol by a dominant group |
| autonomy | self goverment than they had in the past |
| Acid rain | is produced when chemicals from air pollution combine with precipitation |
| occupied | when something flood something |
| enetually | the whole area of Freanch control enentually was called new france |
| migrated | over time more french settlers migrated to canada |