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Capital city of Canada
Ottawa
100
A country in which all cultures blend together to form a single culture
Melting Pot
100
A river that flows into a larger river
Tributary
100
Canada is __________ in land area than the U.S., but has ________ people
larger, fewer
100
In the U.S. and Canada, all children are required to attend school. TRUE OR FALSE?
True
200
A region of old, worn down mountains in Canada
Canadian Shield
200
A group of people who share a language, a history, or a culture
Ethnic group
200
A huge slow-moving mass of snow and ice
Glacier
200
By the mid-1800's people were moving _________ across the United States
westward
200
World's largest group of freshwater lakes
Great Lakes
300
A major mountain range in western United States
Rocky Mountains
300
A variety of cultures
Cultural Diversity
300
Political division of Canada
Province
300
Most Americans and Canadians who are members of organized religions are ______________.
Christian
300
A region of flat or rolling land covered with grasses
Prairie
400
A region of Canada including Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba that is a fertile farming region noted for wheat production
Great Plains
400
Two languages spoken widely in Canada are
French and English
400
_____________ is on the dry, sheltered side of a mountain
Rain shadow
400
What product became popular in the south and led to an increase in slavery?
Cotton
400
The soil above the _____________, a permanently frozen layer of ground, thaws only during the Arctic summer
Permafrost
500
River draining the Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River
500
Because many French Canadians are worried about preserving their heritage, what do they want Quebec to become?
A separate country
500
A cold, dry region that is covered with snow for more than half the year
Tundra
500
Because Canada is a long way from the Equator, the climate tends to be
Very cold
500
Why do so few people live on the land covered by the Canadian Shield?
It is too rugged