Summary
The change follows a decision by the United States leader to rename the lake.
People in Canada and other countries still see the old name, 'Lake Ontario'.
Key Points
3 points1
Google Maps shows 'Lake America' for United States users.
2
The United States leader made a special rule to rename the lake.
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Canada and most other places still call it 'Lake Ontario'.
New Words to Learn
5 wordsexecutive order
a special rule made by the country’s leader
Geographic Names Information System
the official list of place names in the United States
tariffs
extra taxes on goods bought from other countries
renaming
giving a place a different name
dispute
a disagreement
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