Canada Environmental Issues

 Which are sources of chemicals in acid rain?

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

Where in Canada are the most valuable minerals found?

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

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

Forests cover about how much land in Canada?

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

Besides factories, what else causes acid rain to pollute the air in southeastern Canada?

• deforestation

• overfarming

• vehicle exhaust

• wind farms

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

• factories
• coal burning plants
• automobiles
• recycling companies

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

• mining

• manufacturing

• fishing

• farming

In what area of Canada would you find the arctic and sub-arctic climate?

• US Border

• Atlantic Islands

• Pacific Coast

• North

What are causes of the pollution in the Great Lakes? 

• waste from factories 
• run off from ground pollution (fertilizers, grease, pesticides
• sewage treatment plants
• All of these

One way Canada is working to prevent environmental damage to the country is by

• continuing to pump pollution into the Great Lakes.
• building more power plants that contribute to acid rain.
• limiting the number of trees that can be cut each year.
• drilling for oil in the rainforest.