ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something. 2. political or national strength: the balance of power in Europe. 3. great or marked ability to do or act; strength; might; force. 4. the possession of control or command over others; authority; ascendancy: power over men's minds. 5. political ascendancy or control in the government of a country, state, etc.:
The United States shares land borders with Canada and Mexico and maritime (water) borders with Russia, Cuba, and the Bahamas in addition to Canada and Mexico.
5. Great Lakes â a group of five lakes, four of which make-up part of the border between the US and Canada. 6. Canadian Shield â area made from ancient rock covering a large part of eastern and central Canada: known for. its thin, rocky soil that is rich in minerals; and rough, rolling landscape, as well as many lakes and rivers. 7. Rocky Mountains â found in western Canada, a long mountain chain stretching over 3,000 miles from British. Columbia in Canada to New Mexico in the United States. 8.