world geography prentice hall chapters 7 and 8
nafta
North American Free Trade Agreement . designed to establish a fee-trade zone across all of north America
Toronto
Ontario's capital; the largest metropolitan area in Canada
waterways
Ontario's most important feature
Hudson bay lowlands
a flat, sparsely populated, swampy region between the Canadian shield and Hudson bay
lock
enclosed area on a canal that raises or lowers ships from one water level to another
customs
fees charges by one country's government on goods people bring in from the other country
Inuit
first people to live in Canada
Europe
largest number of immigrants come from here
British and French ancestry
most of the population are of...
separatism
movement to win political, religious, or ethnic independence from another group
province
political divisions
Canadian Shield
poor soil and a cold climate but contains rich mineral deposits
St. Lawrence lowlands
rich soil and a relatively mild climate
FTA
signed 1988. called for an end to export barriers, including the elimination of all tariffs by the year of 1999
bedrock
solid rock that is usually covered by soil, gavel, and sand
tariffs
taxes on imports
fees paid when goods are brought from one country to another
what are customs on goods
to become an independent country
what do separationists in Quebec want
near the ocean
what does maritime mean
they could stay and keep their language and culture
what happened to the French-speaking people after Britain defeated France
urbanization
what is a challenge for Canada
ontario and quebec
what region has more than half of Canada's people
in cities
where do most of the people in the prairie provinces live
location of its major ports on both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans
which feature helps link canada to the rest of the world
they are found in a harsh climate
why are many of Canada's minerals hard to reach
Canadians usually know more about the U.S. than U.S. citizens know about Canada
why do Canadians consider their relationship with the U.S. uneven
secede
withdraw