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Canada Vocabulary
Social studies
Term | Definition |
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province | an administrative unit similar to a state |
territory | the land administered by the national government |
shield | a large area of relatively flat land made of ancient hard rock |
coniferious | describing evergreen trees that produce cones to hold seeds and that have needles instead of leaves |
deciduos | describing trees that shed their leaves in the autumn |
tundra | a flat treeless plain with permanently frozen land |
fishery | an area where fish come to feed in huge numbers |
archipolago | a group of islands |
comprise | to make up |
access | a way to reach a distant area |
aboriginal | a native people |
transcontinental | describing something that crosses a continent |
granary | a building used to store harvested grain |
Metis | Children of French and native peoples |
occupy | to settle in a place |
eventually | at a later time |
migrate | to move to an area to settle |
via | on the way through |
metropolitan area | an area that includes a city and its surrounding suburbs |
bilingual | able to use two languages |
peacekeeping | sending trained members of the military to crisis spots to maintain peace and order |
separatist | an individual who wants to break away from control by a dominant group |
autonomy | having independence from another country |
acid rain | rain that contains harmful amounts poisons due to pollution |