Harbours to Highlands A Geography Manual
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"Glaciers -- Large Bodies of Ice"
Trivia Question

200,000 square kilometers

"Glaciers -- Large Bodies of Ice"
Common Bonds

1. heavy    2. many    3. now    4. Nova Scotia    5. less    6. province
7. glacier    8. frozen    9. Bay of Fundy    10. people    11. tonne    12. water
13. land    14. direction

"Let's Anchor in the Harbour!"
Comprehension Questions

1. A harbour is an indented area along the coastline that is either natural or man made.
2. Shelter boats/transfer goods/dock ferries
3. The harbours gave boats shelter and provided an area for transferring goods.
4. Man-made harbours were usually built where the coast was already indented. Breakwaters were then built. A breakwater is a structure built to break the force of the waves. Usually the structure is made from large boulders.
5. Halifax Harbour.

"Let's Anchor in the Harbour!"
Trivia Question

Halifax Harbour

"Let's Anchor in the Harbour!"
Matching

1. common    2. strong    3. transferring    4. artificial    5. export   
6. breakwater    7. boulders    8. year    9. freeze    10. tonne    11. anchor
12. settlers    13. coast    14. attracts    15. completely    16. ship/ferry

"Nova Scotia's Famous Canal"
Comprehension Questions

1. It would benefit the military and the economy. It would also make land in the western part of Canada more accessible to the settlers and Halifax merchants.
2. 1826.
3. A marine inclined plane is a device on wheels that lifts boats from one level to a different level without using locks.
4. 1856.
5. Railways became the cheaper and faster way of transporting goods.
6. It is a historic site.

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