10. Give Russian equivalents.

To border on; sea climate; moderate climate; precipitation; watercourses; hydroelectric power station; to be suitable for; picturesque rocky banks; to be covered with.

11. Match the words which are close in their meaning.

border	colourful
coast	defend
fruitful	seashore
flow	boundary
oil	fertile
picturesque	pour
plain	petroleum
protect	prairie
range	classify
reach	achieve

12. Match the words which have opposite meaning.

majority	mountain
plain	minority

13. Match the province or territory with its description. Consult the map if necessary.

1. Yukon	A. The westernmost of Canada'sprovincesand is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in itsLatinmotto,Splendor sine occasu ("Splendour without Diminishment"). In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada. It is bordered by thePacific Oceanon the west, by theU.S. stateof Alaska on the northwest, and to the north by theYukonand theNorthwest Territories, on the east by the province ofAlberta, and on the south by the U.S. states ofWashington,Idaho, andMontana. Its capital is Victoria, located at the southeastern tip of Vancouver Island. The province's most populous city is Vancouver.
Saskatchevan	B. A prairie provinceinCanada, which has an area of 588,276 square kilometres (227,100sq mi) and a population of 1,034,974 (according to 2009 estimates), mostly living in the southern half of the province. The province's largest city isSaskatoon, the provincial capital isRegina. Other major cities, in order of size, arePrince Albert,Moose Jaw,Yorkton,Swift CurrentandNorth Battleford. The province's name comes from theRiver, whose name means "swift flowing river". It is also one of only two provinces that areland-locked, the other being Alberta.
British Columbia	C. A provincelocated ineast-centralCanada, the largest by population and second largest, afterQuebec, in total area. Ontario is bordered by the provinces ofManitobato the west andQuebecto the east, and five U.S. states. Most of its 2,700 km (1,677ml) long border with theUnited Statesruns along water. The capital of Ontario is Toronto,Canada's most populous cityand metropolitan area.Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is located in Ontario as well. The province takes its name from one of Great Lakes.
Ontario	D. The westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federalterritories. It was named after theRiver. The word means "Great River". The territory's capital isWhitehorse. The territory was created in 1898. The territory's climate is Arctic and subarctic, resulting in long cold winters, short summers, and little precipitation. At 5,959 metres (19,551 ft), Mount Logan, inKluane National Park and Reserve, is the highest mountain in Canada and the second highest ofNorth America(afterMount McKinleyin theU.S. stateofAlaska).