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Newfoundland | a province in eastern Canada |
New France | French colony founded in North America |
Rocky Mountains | mountain range that is part of the cordillera |
John Cabot | explorer who claimed Canada for England |
Niagara Falls | waterfalls where Lake Erie waters flow into Lake Ontario |
Interior Plains | flat land west and south of the Canadian Shield |
NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
Ottawa | capital of Canada |
Maritime Provinces | Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island |
Prairie Provinces | Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan |
provinces | areas in Canada run by regional governments |
Appalachian Highlands | hills and mountains along Canada's southeastern Atlantic coast |
Inuit | a people who live in the northern and western territories |
Coast Mountains | mountain range along Canada's Pacific coast |
Jacques Cartier | French explorer who claimed St. Lawrence River Valley for France |
Montreal | second largest city in Canada |
Nova Scotia | one of the Maritime Provinces in eastern Canada |
Arctic Islands | Canadian islands north of the Arctic Circle |
St. Lawrence Seaway | waterway built to link the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean |
Northwest Territories | territory in the northern part of Canada |