| 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 |