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Worksheets*Canada's Environmental Issues*
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 3hrs 40mins
What does extraction mean?
choose 2
Removing
Taking Out
Giving
Putting In
The Great Lakes...
Are Fresh Water Sources
Are Used For Trade
Are Used For Toursim
Are Shared Between The USA and Canada
Are The Cause of Most Canadian Pollution
A student wrote this on their notes:
____________________________________________________________
Environmental Issues in Canada include:
-Acid Rain
-Pollution of the Great Lakes
-Extraction & Use of Natural Resources
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Is the student correct?
(Type yes or no)
(a)
Which Letter is Closest to the Great Lakes?
(a)
What does run off mean?
choose 2
Leave a Place
Escape a Place
Stay In a Place
Getting Caught
What does emission mean?
Production and Release of Something
Production of Something and Keeping It
Stay In a Place
Air
Do you think the benefits of extracting Canada’s natural resources outweigh the harmful effects of extracting its natural resources? Why or why not?
(I know you can't add reasons, but it's something to think about, for it may be on the quiz)
Yes
No
What are the Great Lakes polluted by?
Polluted by waste from industries
Sewage treatment plants
Run-Off
Boats
What comes from run-off that pollutes the Great Lakes?
Pesticides
Fertilizers
Oil
Grease
Salt from highways (during snow)
A student wrote this on their notes:
_______________________________________
Canada, Quebec, and the USA don't have to work together to solve the problem of pollution in the Great Lakes.
_______________________________________
Are they correct?
Yes
No
To stop pollution in the Great Lakes, U.S.A. and Canada are both...
Working to control industry
Change to gas powered stations instead of coal-powered
Add lyme to help neutralize the effects of acid rain
Shuting Down All Factories
Making It To Where You Can Only Drive and Run Factories During Some Times
Minerals from the Canadian Shield are valuable exports.
True
False
How can extracting minerals damage the environment?
Toxic waste gets into the ground and water
Plants and animals lose their place to live
Emissions cause acid rain
Minerals are required for the environment to remain healthy
Minerals are bad for the environment
Minerals from the Canadian Shield power few industries
True
False
If you lived in Canada, identify ways in which you might be able to help reduce the amount of air pollution and acid rain in the environment.
(You don't have to know this, but it may come up)
I've thought about it
I haven't thought about it
I will think about it
(a) pollution causes acid rain.
The only way to solve the acid rain problem in Canada would be to solve the ____________ _______________ problem.
Air Pollution
Water Pollution
Great Lake
Light Pollution
Acid Rain is caused by polluted gasses released into the air, such as...
Emissions from power plants that burn fossil fuels
Emissions from factories that process minerals mined in Canada
Emissions from cars
Light Pollution
Water Pollution
Trees are harvested as ________ to make ___________.
Fill in the red blank.
Wood
Timber
Paper
Crops
Food
Trees are harvested as ________ to make ___________.
Fill in the green blank.
Wood Products
Timber
Paper Products
Crops
Food
What does Clear-Cutting mean?
Cutting down a lot of trees in the same area.
Cutting down a lot of trees in different areas.
Cutting down a few trees in the same area.
Cutting down a few trees in different areas.
Clear-cutting can cause...
Flooding into rivers
Erosion into rivers
Weathering
A paper shortage
Although new trees can be planted after deforestation, __________________________________________.
They take many years to grow
There's only a few tree seeds left in the world
Planting trees is bad for the environment
The new tree make less oxigen
The __________ is trying to help the deforestation problem by restoring damaged areas and setting aside land to be __________________.
Fill in the red blank.
Goverenment
USA
NAFTA
International Tree Saving Group
The __________ is trying to help the deforestation problem by restoring damaged areas and setting aside land to be __________________.
Fill in the green blank.
Clear-cut
Protected against deforestation
Cleaned Up
International Tree Saving Group
Effects of Acid Rain
Dead plants and animals in lakes
Damage to buildings and statues (especially made of granite, marble, and limestone)
Lower profits for industries & money lost
Dying trees
Polluted farmland/ crops
A student wrote this in their notes:
____________________________________
Acid rain is a natural effect of a human-made problem.
____________________________________
Are they correct?
Yes
No
What is hydroelectricity?
Electricity created by flowing water
Electricity created by blowing wind
Electricity created by fossil fuels
Electricity created by the Sun
Rivers on the Canadian Shield produce...
Hydroelectricity
Solar Energy
Fossil Fuels
Fish
Hydroelectricity has caused problems because of...
the creation of dams
the creation of reservoirs
fishing
change in river flow
As a result of the problems of hydroelectricty in rivers in the Canadian Sheild...
there is flooding
there is erosion
animals lost their place to live and their source of food
there is no water left in the rivers
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