Regions
Has a chain of Islands in Northern Canada.
What is the Arctic?
the amount of rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls in an area?
What is precipitation?
form of government Canada has
What is a monarchy?
Same geographic feature as the Great Plains in the US
What are the Interior Plains?
Native groups who lived South of the Arctic Region
What is the First Nations?
Northern section of the Rocky Mtns. & Pacific Coast
What is the Canadian Cordillera?
soil that never thaws
the branch applies and interprets the laws of Canada's constitution
What is the Judiciary branch?
formed by glaciers
What are the Great Lakes?
North American Free Trade Agreement
What is NAFTA?
To the east which include northern parts of the Appalachian Mountains
What are the Atlantic Provinces?
an area where waters mix and stir up nutrients from the ocean floor
What is the mixing zone?
the branch that is made up of governor general, the prime minister, and cabinet
What is the executive branch?
areas of moderate climate
What are the St. Lawrence River Valley, Atlantic Provinces, and Southwest coast of Canada?
official languages of Canada
What is French and English?
Most popular region with fertile farmland
What is the St. Lawrence River Valley?
water route to Asia
What is the Northwest Passage?
US has a House of Representatives - Canada has...
What is the House of Commons?
the body of water above the Canadian shield
What is the Hudson Bay?
Canada's trading partner
What is the United States?
Below the artic and has a massive, rocky area dotted with thousands of lakes.
What is the Canadian Shield?
territory that is under the control of a larger country
What is a province?
the Canadian head of state
Who is the queen or king?
body of water on the west coast of Canada
What is the Pacific Ocean?
people from different area retain their cultural identity
What is a cultural mosaic?