Environmental Issues in Canada

What are 2 causes of acid rain in Canada? Choose all that apply.

• vehicle emissions

• power plants

• climate

• amount of people living in the area

True or false. An effect of acid rain is that fish and wildlife are being killed.

• False

• True

A result of acid rain in Canada is...

Choose all that apply.

• polluted farmland and trees

• bad hair days

• damage to buildings and statues

• decreased profits in Canada's forestry, fishing, and agriculture industry

Choose 2 solutions that Canada has come up with to decrease the amount of acid rain in their country.

• asking people to leave their country

• passing laws to reduce factory emissions

• encouraging people to walk or ride their bikes

• building cleaner factories

In Canada, where is mining an environmental concern?

• Great Lakes

• Quebec

• Canadian Shield

• Montreal

True or False. The Canadian Shield surrounds the Great Lakes with many natural resources.

• False

• True

True or False. Mining in the Canadian Shield produces 1.5 million jobs.

• True

• False

True or False. Mining improves the physical landscape of the environment.

• False

• True

Choose all that apply. The effects of mining are_________

• it releases harmful chemicals in the air

• creates new habitats for animals

• chemical run-of contaminates the water

Choose all that apply.

Canada's solution to the mining problem is________

• establish new rules about mining

• increase the miners' salaries

• limit the amount of mining related pollution allowed in waterways