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Canada Vocabulary
Social studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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