| A | B |
|---|
| New England | six northern states of Northeast US. Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut |
| megalopolis | a region in which several large cities and surrounding areas grow together. |
| Midwest | 12 states of north-central US. Called the American heartland. 1/5 of land, ¼ of people live there |
| The South | ¼ of land area of US. 1/3 of population. 16 states. |
| West | 13 states. Great plains to the Pacific Ocean. includes Alaska and Hawaii. ½ of land, 1/5 population |
| metropolitan | large cities and nearby suburbs and towns. |
| providence | political units; Started with 2 (North French, South English), now have 10 |
| Dominion of Canada | had self-government, but remained part of British Empire. Done to lessen tension between French and English speaking providences. |
| confederation | political union |
| parliamentary government | a system in which legislative and executive functions in a legislature |
| parliament | a type of legislature |
| prime minister | head of government |
| First Nations | Canada’s Native American people |
| Métis | people of mixed French and native heritage |
| reserve | public land set aside for natives by the government. |
| Atlantic Providences | Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. 8% of Canada’s population, rugged terrain, severe winter |
| Quebec & Ontario | Canada’s heartland, 3 out of 5 Canadians live here. In area called Core Providences. Ontario is English, Quebec is French. |
| Prairie Providences | Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Part of the Great Plains of North America. Center of nation’s agriculture. |
| British Columbia | westernmost providence, within Rocky Mountain range. |
| Nunavut | eastern half of the Northwest Territories. Home to Canada’s Inuit. Rugged land and severe climate. |
