1. 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Vocabulary People/Arts & Recreation Canadian Government Resources & Products Surprise!

2. When rain falls on the west side of the continental divide in North America it end up in this ocean

3. What is the Pacific?

4. Rain mixed with chemicals from burning of coal and other fuels

5. What is acid rain?

6. A Canadian self- governing area that is similar to a state in the United States

7. What is a province?

8. Any government headed by a hereditary ruler, such as a king or queen

9. What is a monarchy?

10. The movement on the part of some French Canadians to break away from Canada to preserve their culture

11. What is separatism?

12. Canada’s national sport

13. What is ice hockey?

14. A theme frequently found in Canadian art

15. What is nature?

16. A major issue that sometimes divides British Canadians and French Canadians

17. What is language?

18. A group of people who came to Canada from Asia about 6,000 years ago

19. Who are Inuits (Native American s)?

20. Group of people that makes up the largest percentage of the Canadian population today

21. Who are British Canadians?

22. The way the legislative and executive functions of Canada's government differ from those of the U.S. government

23. What is they are not separate?

24. The country that once ruled Canada and other members of the Commonwealth of Nations

25. What is Great Britain?

26. Major mountain range on the eastern side of North America

27. What are the Appalachian Mountains?

28. The leader of Canada's government.

29. What is the Prime Minister?

30. . The one Great Lake that is not shared by the US and Canada

31. What is 10 years? What is Lake Michigan?

32. Product Canada leads the world in producing because of its vast forests

33. What is paper?

34. Large area of exposed bedrock south of Hudson Bay.

35. What is the “Canadian Shield”?

36. Factor that allows Canadians to produce large amounts of wheat (commericial farming) on limited farmland

37. What is modern technology?

38. The most important industry in Canada

39. What is mining?

40. The 3 countries involved in the North American Free Trade Agreement

41. What are Canada, the U.S. and Mexico?

42. Effect acid rain has on Canada's trees

43. What is it kills or damages them?

44. The reason most Canadians live in a narrow belt within 100 miles of the U.S. border

45. What is the climate?

46. A tax on goods.

47. What is a tariff?

48. Flat land between the Appalachian and Rocky Mts.

49. What are the Great Plains?

50. Largest and newest territoty in Canada

51. What is Nunavut?

53. Canada Social Studies

54. Mosaic – a pattern or picture made up of many small pieces of stone or glass Like a mosaic, Canada’s groups of people keep separate identities while forming parts of the whole country!

55. Indians were the first Canadians. Inuits are another important group of people in Canada. Inuits – often live in their own communities in the north, where they hunt for a living. (Eskimos) have been in Canada for over 6,000 years. province – a self-governing area within a nation, similar to a state in the U.S.

56. 2 Main Cultures 1.French Canadians Mainly in Quebec and New Brunswick Roman Catholic Wanted separatism separatism – a movement where the people want to break away from a country to preserve their culture 2.British Mostly Protestant Speak and write English Follow British customs Makes up the largest percentage of people in Canada

57. A major issue separating the British and French is their languages. Roman Catholicism – the branch of Christianity headed by the Pope in Rome Most Canadians live within 100 miles of the U.S. border because the rest of Canada’s land is difficult to live on.

58. Mining Mining is the most profitable industry in Canada. Fossil fuels – coal, petroleum, and natural gas

59. Manufacturing Canada is the world’s leading producer of newsprint, because of the vast forests. Golden Horseshoe – the urban area along Lake Ontario that has the city of Toronto at its center. Many cars and metal products are made here.

60. NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement (1994) Under this, most goods traded between U.S., Canada, and Mexico are not subject to tariffs. A tariff is a tax on goods. NAFTA’s goal is to increase trade among the 3 nations. Acid Rain – rain mixed with chemicals from the burning of coal and other fuels. It pollutes lakes, killing water life and damages trees and buildings. NAFTA initialing ceremony, October 1992

61. Using the Library reference – books or an area in a library where sources of information can be found dictionary – provides meanings of words and their pronunciations encyclopedia – has information about many subjects written in the form of articles almanac – published every year and contains up-to-date facts on many subjects. atlas – a book that helps you locate places on a map.

62. Finding Books In every library, books are listed in 3 different ways: 1.author 2.title 3.subject

63. The Government Canada is a parliamentary democracy. It has a national legislature called Parliament. It is made up of: 1.House of Commons: elected to office 2.Senate: members are appointed by governor general

64. Prime Minister – leader of Canada’s national government (same as our president) He heads both the executive and legislative branches of government. (Our president only heads executive!) The Cabinet helps him. Cabinet is made up of 30 members of the House of Commons. The Prime Minister depends on the support of Parliament to stay in office.

65. Commonwealth of Nations – a group of independent nations once ruled by Great Britain. They think of the British monarch, the king or queen, as the head of their government. Monarchy – any government headed by a hereditary leader, such as a queen or king. Governor General – has no power, represents the British Monarch

66. Arts and Recreation Canada has many different groups of people with many different artistic traditions, but they all deal with similar topics. 1.Nature and the beauty of Canada’s land 2.Ethnic identity (keeping each culture alive)

67. Sports and Other Activities Canada’s national sport is ice hockey. Basketball, baseball, and soccer are also popular. Calgary Stampede – an event that combines a rodeo with an agriculture fair, with Indian displays and stage shows. Canada has the world’s largest indoor shopping mall in Edmonton, Alberta. (the size of 108 football fields)