A | B |
newsprint | inexpensive paper used for newspapers |
portages | low land area across which boats and their cargoes can be carried |
deported | send out of a country |
dominion | territory or sphere of influence |
parliment | a lawmaking body |
hinterland | region beyond the center of a country or city |
potash | mineral used in making fertilizer |
muskegs | forested swamp that melts only during the mosquito-breeding season in summer |
regionalism | political and emotional support for one's region before support for one's country |
Canadian landform regions | Appalachian Mountains, St. Lawrence Lowlands & Great Lakes, Canadian Interior Plains, Canadian Shield, Canadian western mountains, eastern Arctic Mountains |
Canadian climates | humid continental, marine west coast, subartic tundra |
Canadian mineral resources | nickel, zinc, uranium, lead, copper, gold, silver, diamond, coal, petroleum |
countries that ruled Canada | France & Britain |
created dominion of Canada | British North America Act |
groups that have settled in Canada | Native Americans, French, British, African Americans, Asians, Caribbean people, European immigrants |
Canada's territories | Yukon, Northwest Territory, Nunavut |
Canada's industrial provinces | Quebec, Ontario |
Canada's agricultural provinces | Manitoba, Saskatchewan |