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chapter 7 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| province | a political unit |
| dominion of canada | the loose confederation of Ontario |
| confederation | a political union |
| parliamentary government | a system where legislative and executive functions are combined in a legislative and executive functions are combined in a parliment |
| parliment | a representative lawmaking body whose members are elected or appointed and in which legislative and executive functions are combined |
| prime minister | the head of a government |
| first nations | a group of Canada's natives are called |
| metis | a person of mixed french Canadian and native american descent |
| reserve | a public land set for native american people |
| Atlantic provinces | the provinces in eastern Canada prince Edward island |
| quebec | area in Canada |
| ontario | one of Canada's core provinces |
| prairie provinces | provinces west of Ontario |
| British colombia | canadas western province located within the the rocky mountain range |
| nunavut | one of Canadas territories and home to many of canadas inuit |
| terrorism | the use of, or threatened use of force or violence against individuals or lands |
| global network | a world wide intercontinental group |
| coalition | an alliance |
| biological weapon | a bacterium or virus that can be used to kill or harm people |
| urban sprawl | poorly planned development that spreads a citys population |
| infrastructure | the basic support systems needed to keep good structure in society |
| smart growth | the efficient use and conversation of land |
| sustainable community | a community where residents can live and work |