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78 Cards in this Set
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Who are the inuit?
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eskimos from asia that came by way of beringia
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where did the inuit's ancestors reside in North America?
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canadian arctic and alaska
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when did the european explorers begin arriving in canada?
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15th century, 1497(John cabot)
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what two main factors defined the differences among canadians by the end of the 18th century?
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religion and ethnicity/ancestry
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what canadian provenc or territory was once called upper canada?
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ontario
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what canadian province or territory was once called lower canada?
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quebec
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what are the core provinces?
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ontario and quebec
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which european power won control of canada?
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great britain
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what factor was essential in the development of western canada?
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transpotation
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betweem what two cities did the first trancontinental railroad in canada extend?s
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Montreal, quebec, and vancouver, british columbia
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how did canada change after the building of rail ra]oads and disoceries of copper, zinc, and other resourse?
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agricultural to industrial
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when did canada gain indepenence from brittain?
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1931
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how is canada's government similar to britain's?
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structure- parlamentary govesrnment, loyal to the crown
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what aer some of canada's leading industries?
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farming, mining, logging, fishing
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where in most manufacturing done in canada?
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southern quebec-ontario
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name two groups of people who settled in canada
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inuit, first nations
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what are the official languages of canada
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english, french,
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what are the perdominant religions of canada
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protestant, roman catholic
christianity |
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what factors have most affecded the settlement patterns of canada?
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harsh environment, transportation
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who makes up the majority of canada's work force
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men-55%
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within what industry sector domost canadians work?
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service-75%
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who greatly influenced the arts in canada?
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inuit, first nations
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which are the atlantic provinces?
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prince edward island, new brunswick, nova scotia, newfoundland
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what factors have kept the population small in the atlantic provinces?
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rugged terrain, severe weather
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what cultures are associated with quebec and ontarion
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frech, english
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near what natural landforms are the larger cities located in quebec and ontario
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great lakes, st. lawrence river
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which are the prairie provinces?
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manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta
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what resources are in the prairie provinces?
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agruculture-wheat, minerals, coal, oil, natural gas
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which prairie province is home to the metis?
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saskatchewan
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which province and territories are included in the pacific province and territories?
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British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest, nunavut
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which part of the northwest territories became nunavut?
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eastern half in 1999
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how do the inuit make their living in nunavut?
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mining, fishing, logging, hunting
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what are the people of canada with mixed french and native heritage?
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metis
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what are canada's native american peoples known as/
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first nations
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what % of people live in the core provinces?
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60%
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How was the dominion of canada created?
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British North America Act in 1867
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what is a parlamentary government?
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parlament=executive+legislative, prime miniser
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what is canada the #1 exporter in?
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wood and paper
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what % of the people live in atlantic provinces?
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8
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why are there territories?
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b/c they don't have large enough pop to be provinces
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what is the capital?
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ottawa, ontario
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how much oil does alberta produce?
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90%
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what % do the territories have?
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41% land, less than 1% people
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who arrived and in what year
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John Cabot, 1497
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upper
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ontario
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lower
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quebec
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officially become a country
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1867
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pop
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30 mil
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area
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3.8 mil squ mi
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constitution
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1982
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Dominmion of canada
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1867, british north america act
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prime minister
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head of gov
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native people live
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on reserves
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confederationb
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loose political union of provines
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terrorism
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surprise use of violence by an individual or civilian pop to achieve social or political ends
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global network
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world wide inter connected group
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islamic terrorist group that blew up world trade centers
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al Qaeda
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coalition
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a group of nations working together to fight terrorism
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ok bombing
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1995 highest casualties
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assassination
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political leader being targeted for killing
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urban sprawl
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poorly planned development grw geo than ppl
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75%
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live in cities
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infastructure
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basic facilities services
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smart growth
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efficient use of land
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sustainable communities
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live and work
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big prots
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Montreal, Vancouver
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cultural mosaic
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term to describe society compromising different cultural traditions that surviv acculturation
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emigration
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away
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immigration
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into
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French Englishs
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francophones, algolophones
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separatist movement
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secede, independent entity,
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treaty of paris
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1763, french and indian war
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terrorists
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19
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died
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3,000 350firefighters
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disaster ares
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16 acres
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office of homeland security
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organize measures
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bedroom community
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sleep only
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suburban housing
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25% higher
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