Using Vocabulary

Fill in the word (or words) that best completes each sentence.

1. _______________ means bringing a feeling of respect and wonder.
   (Isolation    Thriving    Awesome)

2. The early Scots used their ______________ to clear the forests.
   (isolation    brawn    culture)

3. Many people have come to Canada because their religion was not _______________ where they came from.
   (thriving    breathtaking    tolerated)

4. _______________ has kept the French language strong in Cheticamp.
   (Isolation    Fishing    Highlands)

5. With good fishing and farming the communities were soon _______________.
   (tolerated    isolated    thriving)

6. The people lined up to cross the causeway in an ______________ manner.
   (thriving    breathtakingly    orderly)

Comprehensive Questions

1. Which two groups came to live in Inverness County?

2. Why were they isolated?

3. Why was the opening of the Canso Causeway so important?