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US & Canada Ch5
US and Canada Ch5
Term | Definition |
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aquaculture | the cultivation of fish and water plants |
aurora borealis | colorful bands of light that can be seen in northern skies |
boomtown | a settlement that springs up quickly, often to serve the needs of miners |
descent | ancestry |
exile | to force to leave an area |
federation | a union of states, groups, provinces, or nations |
Francophone | a person who speaks French as his/her first language |
immunity | a natural resistance to disease |
Inuktitut | the native language of the Inuit people |
maritime | having to do with navigation or shipping on the sea |
Quiet Revolution | a peaceful change to the government of Quebec, Canada in which the Parti Quebecois won control of the legislature and made French the official language |
separatist | someone who wants the province of Quebec to break away from the rest of Canada |
totem pole | a tall, carved wooden pole containing symbols found among Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest |