The Land
The study of Earth's surface, climate, and natural resources, and how people interact with those features
Geography
The type of weather an area usually receives, based on the weather in that area over a long period of time
Climate
A formal agreement that outlines the rights, responsibilities, and relationships between two or more nations
Treaty
An often fatal disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C; symptoms can include fever and loose teeth
Scurvy
To forcibly remove a person or people from a place
Expel
A landform, such as a mountain, hill, or plain, or a water body, such as a river, ocean, or lake
Physical Feature
A type of map that shows Earth's natural features, including landforms, lakes, and rivers
Physical Map
In Canada, it refers to the authority of the King or Queen of England, represented by the Governor General
The Crown
All forms of moisture from the atmosphere, including rain, snow, sleet, hail, and fog
Precipitation
To become absorbed into the majority, taking on the ways of the dominant culture
Assimilate
Landform
Thematic Map
A territory inhabited and ruled by newcomers from another country
Colony
The land turned over to newcomers for the purpose of farming
Homestead
To use military force to prevent supplies from reaching an enemy
Blockade
A mountain range caused when earth movements crumple up parallel rows of rock
Cordillera
A type of map that shows human features, including boundary lines and capital cities
Political Map
The members of a Roman Catholic order (the Society of Jesus) whose mission is to educate and spread Christianity to people of other religions
Jesuits
In history, a written grant from the king or queen of a country giving certain rights and privileges to a person, a corporation, or the people
Charter
Individuals can buy and sell land because it belongs to the landowners, not the king or queen
Freehold Tenure
A pure mineral that can be made into a metal, such as iron or gold
Metallic mineral
The arrangement or spread of people in a given area
Population Distribution
Young women, often orphans in the care of the Church, sent to marry single Frenchmen in New France from 1663 to 1673
Filles du roi
The earliest time in Earth's geologic history; ended more than 570 million years ago
Precambrian
Acadia