Canada Environmental Issues

 Which are sources of chemicals in acid rain?

• A. forests
• B. walkers
• C. bicycles
• D. coal-burning power plants

Canada has to work with the United States to solve the problem of acid rain because the United States

• A. is the source odf much of Canada's air pollution.
• B. purchases many of the goods that Canada produces in its factories.
• C. has reduced the amount of acid rain and understands how to solve the problem.
• D. is careful to keep air pollution from leaving the United States and entering Canada.

Use the statements below to answer the next question.
1. Fish in lakes die.
2. Forests begin to die.
3. Bicycle use increases.
4. Stone statues begin to lose their features.
Which statements are problems that result from acid rain?

• A. 1,2,3
• B. 2,3,4
• C. 1,2,4
• D. 1,3,4

Forests cover about how much land in Canada?

• A. one- half
• B. one-third
• C. one-fourth
• D. three-fourths

Which is a problem related to clear-cutting?

• A. Soil is turned up.
• B. Erosion of soil stops.
  C. Timber companies save money.
• D. Wildlife loses large areas of habitat.

What is the government of Canada doing to protect the forests?

• A. planting seeds and seedlings.
• B. spending billions of dollars selling forests.
• C. encouraging clear-cutting to keep lumber costs down.
• D. providing new homes for wildlife and new areas for human recreation.

Where in Canada are the most valuable minerals found?

• A. Hudson Bay
• B. Canadian Shield
• C. Golden Horseshoe
• D. St. Lawrence Seaway

Why does the Canadian government have to work with the U.S. government to clean up the Great Lakes?

• A. The two countries share the water in the lakes.
• B. The two countries put different types of pollution in the lakes.
• C. Animals and plants in the lakes depend on the people to clean up the water.
• D. Animals and plants in the lakes are not important to the people of either country.

What is an important resource that Canadians share with the United States in which both are looking to prevent chemicals from harming?

• the Great Lakes
• Hudson Bay
• Canadian Shield
• the Flint River

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