Canada is divided into...

The __________ in the northern area is a massive plateau that contains valuable materials. This area does NOT have rich soil.

Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta make up the _____, which are flatlands, tilted from west to east. The Canadian Rockies are at the far west of this region. Winters are very cold, summers are warm, and the weather is dry.

Canada has three territories in the far north – _______ – bordered by the Arctic Ocean. There are plains and mountains, including Mt. Logan, Canada’s highest peak. The climate is subarctic; very cold winters and mild summers. The far north is tundra, a plain with permanently frozen ground. 

The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are important for shipping, trade, and _______.

The ____________ is a shipping route into the Great Lakes from the Atlantic Ocean. 

A group of islands are called an ______________

The native people who lived in Canada before the arrival of European settlers are called the _________. 

Children of French and native people are called

____________ is another name for native

The _____, in about A.D. 1000 were the first Europeans to arrive in Canada, but they did not stay long.

The ______ and __________ came in the 1500s and 1600s. They traded furs and farmed.

_______ and ________ went to war.

The British won and forced the French to give up their lands. However, the _____allowed French settlers to keep their language, religion, and laws.

During the 1800s, Canada expanded westward to the Pacific Ocean. A __________ was completed during the 1880s. Settlers pushed native peoples off their lands.

In the 1900s, Canada grew into a prosperous, independent country. Through immigration, its population grew and became more diverse. In 1931 Britain granted almost complete ________ to Canada but maintained the right to approve any changes in the Canadian constitution. That oversight ended in 1982.

Canada has strong ties to the ________ and is an active member of the United Nations.

Canada, like the United States, has national and regional governments. However, it's government is modeled after ________.

 In Canada the regions are called __________.

Quebec Province has a strong ________ heritage, and Montreal and Quebec are its major cities.

Canada is a __________ nation with two official languages; French and English. 

The Grand Banks brings a lot of revenue through the _______ industry

 In the early 1990s, Canada, the United States, and Mexico signed NAFTA which stands for ________. This eliminates trade barriers between these countries.

Leaders of the ________ movement in Quebec would like the province to break away and become an independent nation.

The government created the territory of Nunavut in 1999. This move gave the First Nations people greater _________ or self-government than they had in the past.

___________ is affecting plants and animals adapted to live in the cold of the Far North. Safely removing crude oil from the Athabasca Tar Sands in northwestern Alberta is an environmental concern.

_________, caused when chemicals from air pollution combine with precipitation, is a problem in eastern Canada.