Google changes name of a lake in the USA
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Google changes the name of a big lake in the USA. The lake has the old name Lake Ontario. Now the name on Google Maps is 'Lake America'. President Donald Trump decides this new name. He signs a law for this. People call this a decree. Trump wants to annoy the neighbor country Canada. There is a fight about taxes on goods. People call these taxes Zölle. Google uses the new name in the USA now. People in Canada still see the old name. People in other countries see both names. Google says: We follow the rules of the US government. Canada does not like the name change. The head of the government in Canada is Mark Carney. He says: The name Ontario is over 400 years old. It comes from the first people. The name means: The lake is big and nice. Donald Trump changes names before. Last year he renames the Gulf of Mexico. The name in the USA is now 'Gulf of America'. Trump shows videos about this topic on the internet. Computers make these videos. He makes fun of Canada in the videos.
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Definitions
- Dekret
- A decree is a strong decision or a command by a person with much power. For example by a president. He often does not ask the parliament.
- Zölle
- Taxes are fees to pay to the state. People pay them when they bring goods across the border from another country.
- Google Maps
- Google Maps is a program on the internet. People find maps and ways on the whole world with it.
People
- Donald Trump
- Donald Trump is the president of the United States of America.
- Mark Carney
- Mark Carney is the prime minister of Canada.
- Doug Ford
- Doug Ford is the prime minister of the Canadian province Ontario.
Locations
- Ontario-See
- A big lake at the border between the USA and Canada.
- Kanada
- A big country in the north of North America.
- Golf von Mexiko
- A big sea basin between the USA, Mexico and Cuba.
Sources
The Guardian
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