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25 Cards in this Set
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The second largest country in the world.
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Canada
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One of the least used and most deserted areas in the world.
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The Canadian North
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The Arctic Islands include three of the world's largest islands:
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Baffin Island, Victoria Island, Ellesmere Island
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Island off the east coast of Canada in the northern Atlantic
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Newfoundland
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The largest island on North America's west coast.
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Vancouver Island
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Vancouver Island was named for which British Explorer?
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Captain George Vancouver
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Canada has the longest __________ of any country in the world.
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Coastline
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The world's largest bay
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Hudson Bay
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English Explorer who discovered the Hudson Bay in 1610
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Henry Hudson
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A horseshoe-shaped region that covers about half of the nation, from Labrador in the northeast to the Arctic Ocean in the northwest
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The Canadian Shield
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Early Explorers discovered an inland sea between the islands and the mainland. What was the name of the sea?
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Gulf of St. Lawrence
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A river that Explorers followed as a highway into the continent. It is said to be second only to the Amazon River for the amount of water it holds.
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St. Lawrence River
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The largest inland seaway in the world. Its made up of the Great Lakes, their connecting rivers and canals, and the St. Lawrence River.
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The St. Lawrence Seaway
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The 5 Great Lakes that make up a large portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway:
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Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario
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The Great Lakes are the largest group of ___________ lakes in the world.
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Freshwater
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The Great Lakes contain approximately ____ of the earth's freshwater supply
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1/5
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The only Great Lake that does not touch Canada
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Lake Michigan
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One of the world's largest and most beautiful waterfalls.
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Niagara Falls
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More water flows over Niagara Falls per ________ than flows over any other waterfall in the world.
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Second
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The largest freshwater lake in the world
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Lake Superior
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The world's seventh largest freshwater lake and the largest lake entirely within Canada.
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Great Bear Lake
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The world's ninth largest lake is farther south and is also frozen 8 months of the year.
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Great Slave Lake
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The Great Slave Lake was named after which people?
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Slavey Indians
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Canada's largest river and its source comes from the Great Slave Lake.
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Mackenzie River
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A mountain chain which reaches from the southern tip of South America to the Arctic Circle.
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Western Cordillera
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