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Define Archipelago

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Group of chain of islands.

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Define Cape

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Large piece of land extending into a body of water (large rocky outcropping).

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Define Lagoon

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Shallow body of water separated from oceans from reefs or low strips of land.

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Define Oasis

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Desert area with water, very fertile.

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Define Plateau

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Elevated, and mostly level are of land.

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Define Isthmus

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A narrow strip of land that connects larger ares of land and separates 2 larger bodies of water.

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Define Headwater

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Area where a river originates.

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Define Boreal or taiga

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Coniferous forests in high latitude ares. As well as cold.

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Define Strait

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A narrow passage of water connecting 2 seas or 2 large areas of water.

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Define Glacier

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A slow moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on montains.

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Define Peninsula

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A piece of land almost completely surrounded by water.

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Define Tributary

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A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

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Define Gulf

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A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by the land with a narrow mouth.

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Define Channel

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A length of water wider than a straight, joining 2 large areas of water.

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Define Delta

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A land form that forms at the mouth of a river where the river flows into the sea.

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Define Marsh

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Low water soaked, poor drainage, tall grass, and reeds.

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Define Bay

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Small area of sea or lake partly enclosed by dry land.

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What is the earth's crust made of?

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A thin layer of solid rock.

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What is Pangaea

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The theory that once all of earth's plates were once together

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What is the cause of an earthquake?

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Earth's plates shifting

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Define Myth

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Narratives that are considered to be true to the people in which the story was originally told. They take place long ago, before and during the creation of the earth and people. They usually have non-human main characters. They are sacred to the people.

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Define Fable

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Fiction stories whose purpose is to teach a lesson or a moral to the audience.

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Define Folktales

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Considered untrue, has a symbolic setting, example, once upon a time or in the deep dark woods.

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Define Legend

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Considered to be true, but they take place in a world that we would recognize, such as earth. Usually secular instead of sacred since usually the main character is human.

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Define Oral tradition

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A story passed down about their cultures, beliefs, and ways of life.

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Define Glacier

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A slowly moving mass or river of ice, formed by the accumulation of snow on mountains

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Define Glacial Kettles

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When glaciers rapidly retreat, they leave behind blocks of ice. When the blocks of ice melt they form these

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Define Finger Lakes

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When the earth warms, the glaciers move back and land in these

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What was The Glorious Revolution

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When Mary, and her husband, William of Orange took over England, bringing it back to par with the way things were before Queen Elizabeth died.

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Define Moraine

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A mass of rocks, soil, and debris carried down and left behind by a glacier

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Where do most of the worlds glaciers exist?

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Antarctica, and Greenland

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Which continent does not have any glaciers?

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Australia

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What are the types of glaciers?

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Alpine, and continental

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Why do glaciers form so slowly in Antarctica?

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There's very little precipitation. Its like an ice desert

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What are the 4 different types of precipitation that are key for glaciers survival?

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Frozen rain, wind blown snow, snow, and avalanches.

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What are the 8 Geographical Regions?

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Appalachian, Coastal Plains, Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Lowlands, Interior Plains, Canadian Shield, Western Cordillera, Intermountain Region, Arctic

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What is 1 trait for all of the 8 Geographical Regions?

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Appalachian: Has lots of coniferous and deciduous plants

Coastal Plains: Average elevation of 200 meters

Great Lakes/ St. Lawrence Lowlands: Rolling landscape created by glaciations

Interior Plains: Extreme climates, long hot summers, and cold winters with little rain/snow

Canadian Shield: Very rocky, and foresty

Western Cordillera: High mountains, and rivers

Intermountain Region: Hot and dry, or cold and wet

Arctic: Winter is 10 months of the year

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Where was New France located?

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Along the banks of the St. Lawrence

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Why was the river important?

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It was the main transportation route

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What are Seigneuries?

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The lords who owned that piece of land

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Who owned all the land in New France?

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The King

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Who were Habitants?

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The people who owned tiny strips on the Seigneur's land

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Who were the Seigneurs?

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The people who owned the strip of land, temporarily, since the land was overall owned by the King.

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Why was the battle of the Plains of Abraham so important?

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It was important because it ended the French's hold on the land, and set Canada the way it is today (The British won)

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What happened in 1755?

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The Acadians didn't swear loyalty so they were evicted in a scense

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Who were the Acadians?

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Descendants of the original French settlers.

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What were 3 changes made in Agriculture and in the life of farmers in Britain?

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More technology, and techniques so farmers had less jobs to do, smaller and more efficient crops of land, and better fertilizer.

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Why was Britain a perfect place for the Industrial Revolution?

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Lots of people needed work, and with the materials like coal bringing up new jobs, it kick started itself

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What materials and opportunities did Britain have that made it such a perfect place for the Industrial Revolution?

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They had a wide supplies of coal, which lots of new machines that were being invented ran on. Mining coal also brought up more job opportunities for people who were in need of work.

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What were the pros and cons of the cottage industry?

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Pros: Lots of locals would come to you, and if no one else made it, people had to come to you. Cons: if lots of people made the item you specialize in, you would either have to sell it for cheap, or not at all!

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What was the cottage industry?

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The industry where most to all businesses were run from peoples homes, and sometimes even sold from their homes too.

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Who was Jethro Tull, and what did he invent?

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perfected a horse-drawn seed drill in 1701 that economically sowed the seeds in neat rows.Wikipedia