James Bay

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Southern end of Hudson Bay, Canada
2. What is the political jurisdiction?Borders Ontario, Quebec, and Nunavut
3. Why does James Bay freeze in winter?In winter, cold temperatures cause much of the bay to turn into ice. It is the last part of Hudson Bay to freeze and the first to melt in spring.
4. Where do the Cree people live near James Bay?The Cree live in communities such as Kashechewan First Nation and nine other Cree communities in northern Quebec around the bay.

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