vocabulary Chapter 5

Immigration- the process of people establishing homes, and often citizenship, in a country that is not their native country.

Ex. You used to live in Poland but then you immigrated to Canada and are now a Canadian citizen.




demographic- to do with the characteristics of populations.

Ex. All the girls in the school.





labour force growth- an organization of workers that acts to protect workers' rights and interests.
Ex. When people move somewhere to work.



Refugee- a person who seeks refuge in another country because of danger or persecution in their home country.
Ex. If there is an earthquake in their home country they may move to Canada because of safety.






Quebec Accord- a legal agreement concerning immigration issues between the federal government of Canada and the province of Quebec.
Ex. The Quebec government going to another French speaking country to nominate immigrants.

Current Event: Top 5 Wacky and Weird Super Bowl XLVI bets

Who: The Super Bowl XLVI

What: People can go on an online website and place wacky bets.

Where: you can go on bovada.com and place bets.

When: From February 3rd, 2012 to February 5th 2012

Why: People are placing these bets because its funny to see what people can come up with and fun to see how much of it actually comes true.

How it impacts my life: If i wanted to I could go on to that website and make a funny bet.

How it impacts Canada: It could cause a problem because people may get offended of some of the bets that are posted but I think most of all Canadians will mostly just enjoy looking at some of the interesting bets.


Top 5:

Will Kelly Clarkson forget or omit at least one word of the official U.S. national anthem?
• Yes +250

Will Madonna be wearing fishnet stockings at any point during the halftime show?
• Yes – 115
• No – 115

Will Madonna wear a hat at any point during the Super Bowl halftime show?
• Yes – 130
• No – 110

Will Madonna wear an NFL Jersey or shirt at any point during the Super Bowl halftime show?
• Yes + 250
• No– 400

Madonna is making a promise: “There will be no wardrobe malfunctions.” The singer says great attention to detail has been paid to what she'll wear during her halftime performance says she'll be as taped up as the players.

How many times will Gisele Bundchen be shown on TV during the game?

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• Over ½ (-150)
•   Under ½ (+110)