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Canada
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| province | an administration unit similar to a state |
| territory | the land administered by the national goverment |
| shield | a large area of relatively flat land made up of ancient, hard rock |
| coniferous | describing evergreen trees that produce cones to hold seeds and that have needles instead f leaves |
| deciduous | describing trees that shed their leaves in the autumn |
| archipelago | a group of islands |
| tundra | a flat, treeless plain with the permanently frozen ground |
| fishery | an area where fish come to feed in huge numbers |
| metropolitan area | have to do with a large city; 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 |
| autuonomy | having independence from another country |
| acid rain | rain that contains harmful amounts of poisons due to pollution |