| A | B |
|---|
| literacy | ability to read and write |
| standard of living | measurement of a group's education, housing, health care and nutrition |
| diversity | result of varied ancestral background |
| Canadian Shield | horseshoe shaped region of bedrock around Hudson Bay |
| bedrock | solid rock usually covered by soil, sand and gravel |
| province | political division in Canada |
| Rocky Mountains | high western mountains with jagged peaks |
| continental divide | boundary separating rivers flowing towards opposite sides of a continent |
| tributary | rivers and streams carrying water to a river |
| cordillera | related set of separate mountain ranges |
| Appalachian Mountains | eastern mountains that are relatively low and rounded |
| drainage basin | land drained by a major river and its tributaries |
| Great Plains | plains lying just east of the Rockies |
| hierarchy | rank according to function |
| free enterprise | economic system that allows individuals to own, operate and profit from their own businesses |
| hinterland | area served by a metropolis |
| rugged individualism | willingness of an individual to stand alone and struggle to survive relying on his own personal resources and beliefs |
