Canada Environmental Quiz

Canada has developed policies to directly address Canada's problems with acid rain and pollution. Acid rain and pollution are examples of

• drug trafficking issues.

• environmental issues.

• immigration issues.

• education issues.

Canada's large amount of granite in its geography makes it more at risk to be damaged by

• climate change.

• acid rain.

• flooding.

• erosion

What is the name of the treaty signed by Canada and the United States, that was meant to help control pollution along a portion of their shared border?

• Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement

• The Toronto Pollution Protocol

• The North American Shield Pact

• The U.S.-Canada Acid Rain

Which industry would MOST LIKELY be found to be profitable in the area known as the Canadian Shield?

• mining

• manufacturing

• fishing

• farming

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 resource in North America can find workers deep inside the earth digging?

• mining

• ranching

• agriculture

• farming

Which of these resources is MOST associated with the area known as the Canadian Shield?

• oil

• limestone

• iron

• coal

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

Which of these would have the MOST damaging effects on the areas shown on the map of Canada?

• clear cutting

• urbanization

• over fishing

• acid rain

Which of these has MOST increased the destructive capabilities of acid rain around the world?

• solar energy

• human waste products

• the Industrial Revolution

• farming in underdeveloped countries