Canada - Environmental Issues

What is the government of Canada doing to protect the forests?

• A. planting seeds and seedlings.
• B. spending billions of dollars selling forests.
• C. encouraging clear-cutting to keep lumber costs down.
• D. providing new homes for wildlife and new areas for human recreation.

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

Which of the following environmental issues is most impacted by clear-cutting?

• Acid Rain
• Deforestation
• Water Pollution
• Mining the Canadian Shield  

Acid rain can damage

• Drinking water sources
• Aquatic life
• Architecture/buildings
• All options are correct

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

• mining

• manufacturing

• fishing

• farming

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

• deforestation

• overfarming

• vehicle exhaust

• wind farms

Which industries reduce air quality, contaminate groundwater, and create other significant environmental issues in the Canadian Shield region?

• the textile and carpet industries

• the oil and natural gas industries

• the mining and logging industries

• the farming and fishing industries

Why is it difficult for Canada to effectively address the problem of acid rain?

• Canada uses hydropower to produce most of the country's electricity

• Commercial farming makes up the largest portion of Canada's economy

• Much of Canada's acid rain is caused by pollution from the United States

• Canada's cities are surrounded by mountains that trap polluted air