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| The number of regions Canada can be divided into when examining physical geographic features. | SIX |
| The region of relatively few large cities, where most people make their living from fishing, agriculture, forestry and mining. | ATLANTIC REGION |
| The western-most region of Canada, dominated by jagged, sonw-capped mountains, plateaus and valleys. | CORDILLERA |
| This region contains more than half of the total Canadian population and is important for the agricultural manufacturing and transportation industries located there. | ST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDS |
| The largest geographic region in Canada contains many lakes, forests and abundant minteral resources. | CANADIAN SHIELD |
| This region contains rolling hills, plateaus and flat plains. Cattle ranching and farming are made possible by the region's climate and good soil. | THE GREAT PLAINS |
| This industry was traditionally important in the Atlantic Region. | FISHING |
| The largest inland waterway, built cooperatively by the USA and Canada. | ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY |
| This area in the Canadian Shield is important for its production of hydro-electricity, much of which is sold to the United States. | JAMES BAY |
| Regions that rely on the production of one or few resources suffer economically when world prices for those resources decline. To solve this problem, they attempt to _________ their economy. | DIVERSIFY |
| The valley in the Cordillera region that is important for the production of fruit, vegatables and vinyards. | OKANAGAN |
| Another nave for the condition where the land is perpetually frozen. This condition occurs in the North Region and makes economic development difficult. | PERMAFROST |
| The category of minetal resources found mainly in the Canadian Shield and Cordillera Regions. | NON-FUEL MINERALS |
| The type of mineral resources found in the Great Plains and recently discovered off-shore in the Atlantic Region. | FUEL MINERALS |
| Most industrial production occurs in the the St. Lawrence region because the Great Lakes provide ______________ links to American markets. | TRANSPORTATION |
| Some important non-fuel minerals found in the Canadian Shield are gol, silver, copper and ______. | NICKLE |
| In the Atlantic Region, fish once abounded in the shallow waters called the _____ _____. | GRAND BANKS |
| Forty percent of Canada's beef cattle are raised in _______. | ALBERTA |
| The name of the first Nations people who have lived for centuries by hunting, fishing and gathering food. | INUIT |
| The five main types of this fish species are important to the economy of the Cordillera Region. | SALMON |
