2.4 - Canada's Environmental Issues

Which of the following are two of the chemicals that helps create acid rain?

• carbon dioxide and H2O
• sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide
• ammonia and car exhaust

Which of the following is NOT a major contributor to air pollution in Canada?

• factories
• coal burning plants
• automobiles
• recycling companies

How much pollution comes from the United States to southern Canada?

• 30 to 45 percent
• 45 to 60 percent
• 50 to 75 percent
• 40 to 70 percent

How does mining in the Canadian Shield impact its environment?

• causes damage and ruins the environment
• destroys pollution
• attracts more animals and insects
• provides more fresh air

What are two things people rely of forests for?

• food and transportation
• oxygen and filter for pollutants
• shelter and transportation
• water and oxygen

Which of the following is NOT a result of clear cutting?

• reduced water quality
• erosion of the soil
• loss of wildlife habitat
• reduced amounts of timber for trade

Why is Canada's government and timber industries working together?

• to manage the use of forests
• to manage the wildlife preservation
• to monitor deer population
• to attack America

Canada loses over 500,000 hectares of Boreal Forest each year due to

• clear-cutting for consumer products.

• suburban sprawl.

• the expansion of the cattle industry.

• pine beetles

Which of these would be MOST impacted by acid rain falling in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States?

• acid raid would slow transportation on the Great Lakes

• the timber industry would cease to exist

• water pollution would damage the fishing industry

• pollution would cause the lakes to freeze in winter

Where does 50% of Canada’s air and water pollution come from?

• USA

• Europe

• Mexico

• Hudson Bay area