SS6G6 Environmental Issues

Acid rain and pollution is an environmental issue that the feature at Letter A is facing. What feature is located at Letter A?

• Rocky Mountains
• Canadian Shield
• Hudson Bay
• Great Lakes

Ethan and Sophia are working on a project about environmental issues affecting the Great Lakes region. They need to identify which two countries contribute the most to acid rain in this area. Can you help them?

• United States and Canada

• United States and China

• Canada and Mexico

• Canada and China

What is a harmful effect of acid rain in Canada?

• Improves animal habitats

• kills trees and plants
• Fish grow in rivers and lakes

• Encourages forest growth

What occurs when air pollution combines with water molecules in the atmosphere?

• water pollution
• acid rain
• over-extraction
• deforestation

What region of Canada is facing major problems with the over-extraction of mineral resources and trees?

• The region at Letter A
• The region at Letter B
• The region at Letter C
• The region at Letter D

What harmful effect does clear-cutting have on Canada's environment?

• It provides more land to build homes

• It destroys animals' habitats.
• It improves the quality of the air by removing trees.

• It promotes healthy soil

What is a good title for the list below?

• * Build factories that do not pollute the air.

• *Pass emission laws for vehicles.

• *Citizens are encouraged to walk, ride bikes, or take public transportation.

• * The government now regulates industries.

• Ways that Canada Has Worked to Stop Over-Extraction of Minerals
• Ways that Canada Has Worked to Stop Acid Rain and Pollution
• Ways that Canada Has Worked to Stop Deforestation
• Ways that Canada Has made Life Harder for Canadians

What is the main cause of acid rain in Canada's Great Lakes region?

• Burning of fossil fuels (factories and cars)
• Dumping of garbage
• Pesticide run off
• Cutting down trees

Valuable minerals, such as nickel, copper, gold, silver, zinc, and uranium, can be found where in Canada?

• Great Lakes region
• Beneath the Hudson Bay
• Throughout the Canadian Shield
• On the Interior Plains

What is NOT a cause of pollution in Canada?

• machines that extract minerals from the Canadian Shield
• rivers that produce hydroelectricity
• factories that burn coal in the Great Lakes region
• automobile emissions in Canada's large cities