| A | B |
| service industry | provides services to people instead of making goods |
| newsprint | paper used to print newspapers |
| secede | withdraw from the national government |
| acid rain | rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants |
| Vancouver | Canada's main Pacific port |
| percentage of Canada's population that lives in the Quebec province | 25 percent |
| St. Lawrence Seaway | built to open the Great Lakes to ocean shipping |
| British Columbia | province with thick forests |
| Quebec | the largest province in land area |
| Ontario | Canada's second largest province |
| Winnipeg | major transportation center |