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the line of highest points on the rockies that marks the separation between rivers flowing eatward and westward
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continental drift
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firt word starts with a c and the second word starts with a d
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name the great lakes
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huron, ontrio, michigan, erie, superior
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h.o.m.e.s.
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same climate region sin u.s. and canada
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tundra, subarctic, highland, humid continental, marine west coast
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dont have one
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people who move from place to place
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nomads
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berengians
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beringia
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landbridge that once connected siberia and alaska
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dont have one
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what city is the capital of quebec and the second largest city, and is built underground?
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montreal
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starts with an m
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what city has a mild climate, is overpopulated, and has way to much pollution in the air and watter supplies
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los angeles
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two words
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an example of this is the erie canal ...it is a inland waterway
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canal
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this is a inland waterway and ...an example is the st. lawrence river
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river
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this is the most important deepwater shipping route,it connects the great lakes to the atlantic ocean...has locks to raise and lower ships
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st. lawrence seaway
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the canadian _____ runs from montreal to the british columbia and was completed in 1885
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transcontinental railroad
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canadas ________ runs east to west conecting mayjor cities, the u.s. ____ runs eat to west and north to south that connects canada to mexico
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national highway systems
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name the provinces of canada
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ontario, new brunswick, prince edward island, newfoundland, saskatchewan, yukon terrritory, alberta, manitoba, nunavut, northwest territories, british columbia
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name the u.s. subregions
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south, west, northeast , midwest
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name the states, nickname, economic activities, and cultural financial center for the south u.s.
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texas, okla, arks, louis, miss, alab, geo, flori, tenn, virg, w. virg, kent, n. car, s. car, mary, del....sunbelt, agric, oil, nat. gas, tourism
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nmae the sats, economic activities, nickname, and cultural financial center for the n.east
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main, verm, n. ham, mass, r. isl, conn, penn, n.y, n. jer... american gateway, agric, trade, oil, steel coal, tourism, electronics
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nmae the states, .......... for the midwest
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ohio, mich, ill, wisc, n. dak, s. dak, minn, neb, kan, misso, iowa,
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canadian territory is....?
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industrialized and urbanized,rich with natural resources
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what are the main things that are economic in canada/
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manufactoring & service ind, farming, logging, mining, fishing,
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what is the NAFTA and what doe sit do?
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it is the north american free trade center and it has made trading easier between the u.s, canada, and mexico
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what four things make up canadian culture?
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first nations, english and french, metis-french and native heritage, immigrants from all over the world
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what is special about the language in canada?
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it is bilangual(english and french), french is mosly spoken in quebec and english is spoken throughout canada
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what are the religeonsin canada
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prostistant and roman catholic(christian)
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where do 80% of canadians live and why?
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on the u.s. border because the climate is milder(hum-cont)
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where do most natives live in canada?
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reserves...land set aside for them by the gov.
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what is the capital of canada?
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ottowa, ontario
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what is the leader of canada called?
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the prime minister
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name the canadian subregions
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atlantic prov, core prov, prarie pov, pacific prov, and territories
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what provinces are in the atlantic prov?
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newfoundland, new brunswick, nova scotia, prince edward islands
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what are the characteristics of the atlantic prov?
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economy depends on fishing mining and logging,land is rocky and is poor for farming, opulation lives along the coast, export seafood, low pop. densisty b/c of harsh climate
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name the prov. in the core prov.
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quebec and ontario
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name the characteristics of the core prov.
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makeup heartland of canada, most populated provinces(along great lakes and st. law. river), ontario is center of enlish culture and quebec is the center of thefrench culture, core political and economic systems
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nmae the prov. in the prarie prov.
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manitoba, alberta, saskatchewan
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name the characteristics of the prarie prov.
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part of the great plains, make up breadasket of canada, 50%agriculture prod, 90% natural gas and several natural rescources, culterally diverse
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name the provinces in the pacific prov.& territories
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british colum, yukon terrritory, northwest terr, nunuvut
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name the characteristics of the british colum.
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westernmost province, mostly rocky mnts, shipping, fishing, mining, logging, hydroelectric power
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nmae the characteristics of the territories
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sparsly populates, severe climates, logging, fishing, mining, , nunuvut became a territory in 1999(inuit people), northern parts of the territories are the arctic circle
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a system in which legislative and executive functions are combined ina legislature
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parlimentary gov.
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terrorism
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the unlawful use of, or threatened use of, force of violence against individuals or property for the purpose of intimidating or causing political or social ends
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urban sprawl
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a poorly planned develpoment that spreads a city's poulation over a wilder and wider geographical area
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biological weapons
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the refer to bacteria and viruses that can be used the harm or kill people and animals or plants
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global network
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a wroldwide interconnected group
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coalition
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an alliance
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infrastructure
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basic facilities services and machinery needed for a communtity to function
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