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canada
canada vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| precipitation | water that falls to the ground as rain,snow,sleet,or hail |
| tundra | area with limited vegetation such as moss and shrubs |
| subartic | climate with limited precipitation, cool summers,and very cold winters |
| permafrost | permanently frozen soil |
| mixing zone | an area where warm and cool water combine and stir nutrients from the ocean floor |
| compromise | establishing common ideas that people agree to follow |
| first nations | hypothetical north american passage between the alantic and pacific oceans through north america |
| province | territory is under the control of a larger country |
| quebec act of 1775 | britian allowed religios freedom and kept existing french laws |