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Grade 5 canada vocab
my vocab words for canada
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province | a political division of land in Canada, similar to a state in the United States |
territory | an area of land; has less self-government than a province |
maritime | having to do with the sea |
plain | a large area of flat or gently rolling land usually with or without trees |
bay | a part of an ocean, sea, or lake that cuts deeply into the land |
strait | a narrow stretch of water that connects 2 larger bodies of water |
tundra | a region where temperatures are always colder and where only certain plants, such as low grasses grow |
archipelago | a group of islands |
glacier | a thick sheet of slowly moving ice that covers part of the earth |
fjord | a deep, narrow inlet of the sea, bordered by steep, high,cliffs |
permafrost | permanently frozen layer of ground below the top layer of soil |
commonwealth | a place that has its own government, but also has strong ties to another country |
constitution | a plan that organizes the government and names the most important laws of the country |
constitutional monarchy | a type of government in which there is a monarch (the queen) , but the true power comes from the constitution |
hydroelectricity | power which is generated by moving water |
dance | to shake your butt. |
shout | to scream loudly like an animal!!!! |
gobble | to eat like a pig!!!!!! |
stink | to smell like garbage!!!! |