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An inexpensive paper used mainly for newpapers.
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What is Newsprint?
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a cheap, recycleable paper for distributing news and advertising
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A low land area across which boats and their cargo can be carried.
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What is a Portage?
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The Isthmus of Panama was a portage area prior to the construction of the Panama Canal.
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To send an ethnic group out of a country due to prejudice or war.
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What does Deport mean?
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French settlers in Nova Scotia were forced to move to French Louisiana because of war with England.
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A territory or sphere of influence.
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What is a Dominion?
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synonym is "Realm" or "sovereinty over"
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A lawmaking body that governs a Province with a Prime Minister as the political chief executive.
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What is Parliament?
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Executive law-making body of England & Canada.
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A region beyond the center of a country or city (ex. eastern Canada)
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What is the Hinterland?
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land adjacent to and inland from a coast
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A mineral and important raw material for manufacturing fertilizers.
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What is Potash?
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Ex. Regina, Saskatchewan is the center of mining for this mineral used in making fertilizer and gunpowder.
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A landform in the Canadian North; a forested swamp that melts only in summer's mosquito breeding season.
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What is a Muskeg?
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tundra melts and hatches mosquitoes in summer
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Giving Political and emotional support for one's region before giving support for one's country.
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What is Regionalism?
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Ex. The Southern Heritage
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