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