Using Vocabulary

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

1. St. Peter’s wanted to be in the centre of shipping _______________ .
   location    traffic    opportunities

2. The soil was _______________ in Inverness County.
   agriculture    important    fertile

3. Richmond County merchants traded fish for _______________ from Europe.
   manufactured goods    furs    glory

4. Arichat was good for shipping because of its _______________.
   agriculture    location    people

Something to Think About

Ask a parent, grandparent or an older neighbour if the community where they were born has changed in size over the years. Why do they think it got larger or smaller? Or, why did it not change at all? Write down what they say.

What do you think your community will be like 50 years from now? What things might change? Write your answers down and share them with another student.