Midterm 3 Flashcards
Canada’s Maritime provinces are similar to what American region
New England
Highest tides in the world
Bay of Fundy
Canadian province with highest population
Ontario
A solid mass of hard rock in Canada
Canadian Shield
Canadian location where the cod fishing industry has thrived for 500 years
Grand Banks
The war between Britain and France in Canada
Seven years war
Canadian province were French is primary language
Quebec
A device used for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on rivers and canals
Blocks
In Canada, this is the head of a province’s government
Premier
Leader of Canada
Prime Minister
Canadian province known for uranium
Saskatchewan
Canadian city known for its rodeo
Calgary
A chain of mountains that stretches from Alaska to the southern tip of South America: Western Cordillera or British Columbia
Western Cordillera
Mountains off the coast of Canada that have been flooded: insular mountains or outward mountains
Insular mountains
Canadian province full of British loyalists
British Columbia
British Columbia’s biggest industry
Lumber
A large group of islands
Archipelago
Canadian Eskimos
Inuit
The only great lake entirely inside the US
Lake Michigan
The foothills of the Appalachian Mountains
Piedmont
From this line, waters flow down to the eastern side of the mountains and empty into the Atlantic Ocean
Eastern continental divide
From this line waters flow down the western side into the pacific ocean
Western continental divide
Active volcano in the Pacific Northwest
Mount Saint Helens
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
Fragmented state
