Canada Environmental Issues, Trade, Government

What type of environmental issues does Southern Canada face?

• Smog

• Nuclear waste disposal

• Acid Rain

• Polluted drinking water

Where does most of the pollution come from?

• U.S.

• Below Hudson Bay

• Great Lakes

• Canadian Shield

What is the cause of Canada's environmental Issue?

• Not filtering water.

• Illegal logging of trees.

• Hydroelectric dams.

• Factories, power plants, and automobiles.

What laws have Canadian officials put in place to help lessen the pollution?

• Citizens are required to wear protective masks when pollution levels are high.

• Canadian government has passed laws calling for stronger regulation of factory and vehicle exhaust emissions

• Made it illegal to drive trucks that get poor gas mileage.

• Made stricter laws against cutting down trees in the forest.

What makes Canada's environmental issue worse?

• There is no cure for acid rain.

• The U.S. is the cause of most of the pollution making the Canadian pollution laws pointless unless the U.S. lessens its pollution also.

• If the environmental issue is fixed, it will cause thousands of workers their jobs due to government regulations.

• It will hurt Canada's GDP because it will lessen the amount of natural resources extracted from the ground.

What is the second type of environmental issue Canada faces?

• Nuclear disposal and recycling.

• Mining and logging.

• Smog and acid rain.

• Polluted drinking water and sulfur dioxide in the ground.

Which of these statements is correct in reference to Canada's environmental issue?

• The government cannot afford to filter their cities drinking water.

• The city is located in the valley of an extinct volcano making the air pollution stay in the atmosphere above the city.

• Sulfur dioxide from mining equipment reduces air quality and chemical runoff from the mining process contaminates water supplies.

• Hydroelectric power releases carbon dioxide into the air causing acid rain and reduces air quality for its citizens.

What is the primary cause of smog and acid rain in Canada?

• Vehicle exhaust emissions

• Industrial waste disposal

• Deforestation

• Nuclear power plants

What measures are being taken by the Canadian government to reduce water pollution?

• Imposing strict regulations on industrial waste disposal

• Encouraging citizens to use less water

• Building more water treatment plants

• Prohibiting the use of plastic bottles

How does mining contribute to environmental issues in Canada?

• It leads to deforestation

• It causes soil erosion

• It results in chemical runoff contaminating water supplies

• It increases the country's carbon footprint