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Urbanization
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physical growth of urban areas as a result of global change
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Suburb
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a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city
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Urban Sprawl
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a multifaceted concept, which includes the spreading outwards of a city and its suburbs to its outskirts to low-density and auto-dependent development on rural land, high segregation of uses and various design features that encourage car dependenc
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Megaopolis
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large city, great city
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Underground Railroad
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a network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause
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Loyalists
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someone who maintains loyalty to an established government, political party, or sovereign, especially during war or revolutionary change
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Maritime Provinces
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a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island
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Toronto, Motreal, Vancouver Edmonton
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Canadas four main provinces main citites
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Parliament
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a legislature whose power and function are similar to those dictated by the Westminster system of the United Kingdom
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Quebec
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a province in east-central Canada
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Nunavut
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the largest and newest federal territory of Canada
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NAFTA
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an agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America
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