英语国家概况-名词解释汇总C

●Eskimo
Eskimo in an Ianian word meaning " eaters of raw lfesh".
●JMC
Les Jeunesses Musicales du Canada (JMC) was founded in 1949 to spread musical culture and promote the musical
the House of Commons. All laws must be passed by both Houses of Parliament and signed by the Governor-General
in the Queen's name.
●One-Party rule in a two-party System
characterized by one-party rule, that is, one main party may dominate the Canadian politics for so long that
is becomes the main ruling party.
●Quiet Revolution
countries still keep their own cultures, religions, languages, and ways of life. So in 1971, the Canadian
Government adopted a policy of multiculturalism. According to it, immigrants may be instructed in at least
British rule.
●Байду номын сангаасhe Quebec Act of 1774
By the adoption of this act, the British Parliament granted the people of Quebec rights as French Canadians.
The Act introduced English criminal law but kept French civil law and recognized the right of Catholic Church.
●DREE
DREE refers to the Department of Regional Economic Expansion of the Federal Government.
●the Official Opposition
The party which has the second highest number of members elected to the House of Commons. This opposition
●the Canadian Shield
The Canadian Shield , which once was thought to be a wasteland, has proved to be a source of treasure. Major
deposits of Canada, aside from coal, oil and natural gas, are found in this area.
development of young Canadians.
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●Multiculturalism
It is Australian government's policy that encourages people with different ethnic backgrounds to keep their
Australia is popularly known in the West as "the land Down Under".
●Aborigines
The term is here used to describe the original people of Australia.
●Jame Cook
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For decades a "Quiet Revolution" has been going on in Quebec. It has been trying to seek either a special
status within Canada or outright independence. Sometimes the demand was so strong that a referendum had to
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●the Seven Year's War
The English and French became rivals in the gradual conquest to those parts of North America not claimed by
own cultures.
●School of the air
It means that children in the Outback learn their lessons through a radio educational system.
●Flying Doctors
The name is given to the doctors who go to see the patients in the Outback by plane when they are called by
characteristics. For a long time the Canadian Government pursued a policy of assimilation, that is, to
assimilate different minority groups into the mainstream Canadian Culture. But immigrants from different
He was an English navigator and explorer, who sighted and claimed the possession of the eastern part of the
Australia continent for Britain in 1770. So he has often been called the discoverer of Australia.
the Spanish. The Seven Year's War was fought between the two countries from 1756 to 1763. The French was
defeated and forced to give up every inch of land in North America and the whole of Canada came under the
one official language to help them become full participants in Canadian soicety and, at the same time, they
are encouraged to maintain their particular cultural heritage.
●three successive levels of education
Canadian education is divided into three-levels: elementary, secondary(high school), and post-secondary
(university).
Canada. They have equal status and rights in all institutions of parliament and the Federal Government.
●Multiculturalism
From assimilation to multiculturalism: Canada has a variety of minority groups who keep distinctive cultural
of land, rather than share buildings or land in the form of flats, home units, town-houses or villas.
●The land Down Under
Australia is in the southern hemisphere. To the Europeans it is at the other end of the world. That is why
be held to decide its future status.
●Bilingualism
According to the Official Language Act passed in 1969, English and French are the two official languages in
party has an important place in the national politics.
●the parliament of Canada
The parliament is the legislature branch of the Canadian government which consists of Crown, the Senate and
The Canadian Federal Government has always been formed by one or the other of the two main federal parties:
the Liberal party and the Progressive Conserative party. But Canada's system of political parties is also
●Eureka Stockade
It was an armed comflict between diggers and government at Ballarat, Victoria on December 3, 1854. The Eureka
Stockade resulted in some political reforms on the gold fields, though it was failed.
the people with radio.
●urban sprawl
The term "urban sprawl" is used to describe a city that has grown over a large area of land. Urban sprawl
occurs because most Amstralians prefer to live as small family units in their own homes on their own blocks