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Midterm 3 Flashcards

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1
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Canada’s Maritime provinces are similar to what American region

A

New England

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2
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Highest tides in the world

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Bay of Fundy

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3
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Canadian province with highest population

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Ontario

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4
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A solid mass of hard rock in Canada

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Canadian Shield

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5
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Canadian location where the cod fishing industry has thrived for 500 years

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Grand Banks

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6
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The war between Britain and France in Canada

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Seven years war

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7
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Canadian province were French is primary language

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Quebec

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A device used for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on rivers and canals

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Blocks

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In Canada, this is the head of a province’s government

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Premier

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10
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Leader of Canada

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Prime Minister

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11
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Canadian province known for uranium

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Saskatchewan

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12
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Canadian city known for its rodeo

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Calgary

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13
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A chain of mountains that stretches from Alaska to the southern tip of South America: Western Cordillera or British Columbia

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Western Cordillera

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Mountains off the coast of Canada that have been flooded: insular mountains or outward mountains

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Insular mountains

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15
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Canadian province full of British loyalists

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British Columbia

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16
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British Columbia’s biggest industry

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Lumber

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17
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A large group of islands

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Archipelago

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18
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Canadian Eskimos

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Inuit

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19
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The only great lake entirely inside the US

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Lake Michigan

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20
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The foothills of the Appalachian Mountains

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Piedmont

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21
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From this line, waters flow down to the eastern side of the mountains and empty into the Atlantic Ocean

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Eastern continental divide

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22
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From this line waters flow down the western side into the pacific ocean

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Western continental divide

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23
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Active volcano in the Pacific Northwest

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Mount Saint Helens

24
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This means that the land of a country is separated from the rest of the country by water or another country. Example Alaska and the US

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Fragmented state

25
Q

Headquarters for the US military in the Pacific

A

Hawaii

26
Q

Severe storms in the Northeast

A

Nor’easters

27
Q

Natural disaster in Atlantic or Gulf coasts

A

Hurricanes

28
Q

For core values of America

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Freedom, equality, individualism, and growth

29
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This runs from Southern California to Florida and is comprised of large populations and lots of sun

A

The Sunbelt

30
Q

Life expectancy for an American

A

78.49 years

31
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wind system that flows from Japan across pacific and into the Northwest United States bringing lots of rain

A

Japanese current

32
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Highest point in North America

A

Mount McKinley

33
Q

Location of the Mayas

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Central America

34
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Location of the Aztecs

A

Mexico

35
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The southern tip of the spout of Mexico that curves north and east

A

Yucatán peninsula

36
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Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztecs

A

Hernando Cortes

37
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This sudden, illegal overthrow of a government by a military officer or other government officials

A

Coup

38
Q

People of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry

A

Mestizos

39
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Mexico’s poorest region

A

Chiapas

40
Q

In Central America, The Spanish force the Indians to work on large plantations. This was called:

A

Plantation economy

41
Q

Indian civilization that left written records

A

Mayans

42
Q

Largest city in central America

A

Guatemala City

43
Q

Country nicknamed the banana republic

A

Honduras

44
Q

Most populated country in Central America

A

Guatemala

45
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Least populated country in Central America

A

El Salvador

46
Q

Largest country in Central America

A

Nicaragua

47
Q

Center of mayan civilization

A

Guatemala

48
Q

Smallest country in Central America

A

El Salvador

49
Q

First Central American country to grow coffee

A

Costa Rica

50
Q

Most developed Central American country

A

Panama

51
Q

Rebel Opposition to Nicaragua’s Sandinistas

A

Contras

52
Q

This party committed human rights violations and suppress all opposition in Nicaragua

A

Sandinistas

53
Q

Which country controls the Panama Canal

A

Panama

54
Q

What three places for in the West Indies

A

The Bahamas, the greater Antilles, and a lesser Antilles

55
Q

What is the US commonwealth in the Caribbean

A

Puerto Rico

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