S., and N.B.) 1870 Red River Resistance; province of Manitoba is created 1871, 1873 B.C. and P.E.I. join Canada 1885 North-West Rebellion; the Canadian Pacific Railway is completed 1905 The provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan are created 191418 World War I 1916 Women win the vote in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta 1919 The Winnipeg General Strike 192939 The Great Depression 193945 World War II 1949 Newfoundland joins Canada 195053 Korean War 1959 St. Lawrence Seaway (major transportation route) officially opens 1960 Québec's Quiet Revolution begins; Native Canadians given the vote 1967 Canada's 100th birthday; Expo 67 World's Fair in Montréal 1970 October Crisis: political kidnappings, Ottawa suspends civil rights 1980 Québec referendum on "sovereignty-association" defeated 60% to 40% 1982 Constitution comes home -- with a Charter of Rights and Freedoms 198790 Meech Lake Accord is put forward -- and collapses
capital is the charming city of Victoria on Vancouver Island. More than three-fourths of all the manufacturing that goes on in Canada is carried on in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario, much of it in the cities of Montreal and Toronto. Montreal is Canada's biggest city. Toronto is next in size. It is easy to Canada to send its products abroad. Novas Scotia stretches far out into the Atlantic. Ocean-going ships travel up the St. Lawrence River to Montreal. The St. Lawrence Seaway makes Toronto and other cities on the Great Lakes into inland seaports. The maple leave is the Canada's symbol. It is on the flag and in 1974-1976 it was situated on the coins.
km²). The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes on or near the United States- Canadian border. They are the largest group of fresh water lakes on the earth and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system is the largest fresh-water system in the world. They are sometimes referred to as inland seas. Rivers in Canada flow into five major ocean drainage basins: the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic oceans and Hudson Bay. The St. Lawrence is Canada's most important river, providing a seaway for ships from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. The longest Canadian river is the Mackenzie, which flows 4 241 kilometres through the Northwest Territories. Canada is quite mountainous. The highest point is Mount Logan with 5.959 m. It is the second-highest peak in North America. Mt. Logan is located within Kluane National Park and Reserve in southwestern Yukon. The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. The Rocky
TEST QUESTIONS Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. 1. Growth rings in a log are often so clearly visible that they can reliably indicate age. (A) periodically (B) dependably (C) approximately (D) ordinarily 2. Organic compounds often contain special groups of atoms, called functional groups, that readily undergo chemical reaction. (A) freely (B) reluctantly (C) repeatedly (D) occasionally 3. The construction of the Saint Lawrence seaway was an undertaking of great proportions. (A) triumphs (B) renown (C) dimensions (D) sacrifice 4. Folklore holds that mermaids are natural beings who have prophetic powers. (A) formidable (B) intrusive (C) predictive (D) analogous 5. Faced with the numerous problems brought on by the new industrial age, wage earners were prone to solve their problems through organization. (A) fortunate (B) compelled (C) cautioned (D) inclined LESSON 24
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