A | B |
Russia | only country larger than Canada |
Appalachians | along the east coast of Canada |
St. Lawrence | major river in southeastern Canada |
Canadian shield | covers 1/2 of Canada |
hydroelectricity | important power source along the St. Lawrence River |
alpine | type of glaciers found in Canada's mountains |
taiga | large needleleaf forests in northern Canada |
permafrost | found in Canada's subpolar regions |
Inuit | name for the Eskimo people |
French | earliest European settlers in Canada |
Quebec | where most French Canadians live |
bilingual | having two official languages |
confederation | a loose association under a central government |
provinces | similar to states in the U.S. |
head of state | symbolic leader |
parliament | makes Canada's laws |
prime minister | head of Canada's executive branch |
head of government | the prime minister |
cabinet | advisers to the prime minister |
governor general | represents the British monarch in Canada |
federal system | powers shared between national and provincial governments |
free enterprise | Canada's economic system |
pulp | soft fiber of wood used to make paper |
newsprint | paper used to make newspapers |
St. Lawrence Seaway | opened the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean |
Atlantic Provinces | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island |
Grand Banks | fishing area off Newfoundland |