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*Canada's Environmental Issues*

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 3hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does extraction mean?

choose 2

a)

Removing

b)

Taking Out

c)

Giving

d)

Putting In

2.

The Great Lakes...

a)

Are Fresh Water Sources

b)

Are Used For Trade

c)

Are Used For Toursim

d)

Are Shared Between The USA and Canada

e)

Are The Cause of Most Canadian Pollution

3.

A student wrote this on their notes:

____________________________________________________________

Environmental Issues in Canada include:

-Acid Rain

-Pollution of the Great Lakes

-Extraction & Use of Natural Resources

____________________________________________________________

Is the student correct?

(Type yes or no)

(a)  

4.

Which Letter is Closest to the Great Lakes?

(a)  

5.

What does run off mean?

choose 2

a)

Leave a Place

b)

Escape a Place

c)

Stay In a Place

d)

Getting Caught

6.

What does emission mean?

a)

Production and Release of Something

b)

Production of Something and Keeping It

c)

Stay In a Place

d)

Air

7.

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)

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

What are the Great Lakes polluted by?

a)

Polluted by waste from industries

b)

Sewage treatment plants

c)

Run-Off

d)

Boats

9.

What comes from run-off that pollutes the Great Lakes?

a)

Pesticides

b)

Fertilizers

c)

Oil

d)

Grease

e)

Salt from highways (during snow)

10.

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?

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.

To stop pollution in the Great Lakes, U.S.A. and Canada are both...

a)

Working to control industry

b)

Change to gas powered stations instead of coal-powered

c)

Add lyme to help neutralize the effects of acid rain

d)

Shuting Down All Factories

e)

Making It To Where You Can Only Drive and Run Factories During Some Times

12.

Minerals from the Canadian Shield are valuable exports.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

How can extracting minerals damage the environment?

a)

Toxic waste gets into the ground and water

b)

Plants and animals lose their place to live

c)

Emissions cause acid rain

d)

Minerals are required for the environment to remain healthy

e)

Minerals are bad for the environment

14.

Minerals from the Canadian Shield power few industries

a)

True

b)

False

15.

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)

a)

I've thought about it

b)

I haven't thought about it

c)

I will think about it

16.

(a)   pollution causes acid rain.

17.

The only way to solve the acid rain problem in Canada would be to solve the ____________ _______________ problem.

a)

Air Pollution

b)

Water Pollution

c)

Great Lake

d)

Light Pollution

18.

Acid Rain is caused by polluted gasses released into the air, such as...

a)

Emissions from power plants that burn fossil fuels

b)

Emissions from factories that process minerals mined in Canada

c)

Emissions from cars

d)

Light Pollution

e)

Water Pollution

19.

Trees are harvested as ________ to make ___________.

Fill in the red blank.

a)

Wood

b)

Timber

c)

Paper

d)

Crops

e)

Food

20.

Trees are harvested as ________ to make ___________.

Fill in the green blank.

a)

Wood Products

b)

Timber

c)

Paper Products

d)

Crops

e)

Food

21.

What does Clear-Cutting mean?

a)

Cutting down a lot of trees in the same area.

b)

Cutting down a lot of trees in different areas.

c)

Cutting down a few trees in the same area.

d)

Cutting down a few trees in different areas.

22.

Clear-cutting can cause...

a)

Flooding into rivers

b)

Erosion into rivers

c)

Weathering

d)

A paper shortage

23.

Although new trees can be planted after deforestation, __________________________________________.

a)

They take many years to grow

b)

There's only a few tree seeds left in the world

c)

Planting trees is bad for the environment

d)

The new tree make less oxigen

24.

The __________ is trying to help the deforestation problem by restoring damaged areas and setting aside land to be __________________.

Fill in the red blank.

a)

Goverenment

b)

USA

c)

NAFTA

d)

International Tree Saving Group

25.

The __________ is trying to help the deforestation problem by restoring damaged areas and setting aside land to be __________________.

Fill in the green blank.

a)

Clear-cut

b)

Protected against deforestation

c)

Cleaned Up

d)

International Tree Saving Group

26.

Effects of Acid Rain

a)

Dead plants and animals in lakes

b)

Damage to buildings and statues (especially made of granite, marble, and limestone)

c)

Lower profits for industries & money lost

d)

Dying trees

e)

Polluted farmland/ crops

27.

A student wrote this in their notes:

____________________________________

Acid rain is a natural effect of a human-made problem.

____________________________________

Are they correct?

a)

Yes

b)

No

28.

What is hydroelectricity?

a)

Electricity created by flowing water

b)

Electricity created by blowing wind

c)

Electricity created by fossil fuels

d)

Electricity created by the Sun

29.

Rivers on the Canadian Shield produce...

a)

Hydroelectricity

b)

Solar Energy

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Fish

30.

Hydroelectricity has caused problems because of...

a)

the creation of dams

b)

the creation of reservoirs

c)

fishing

d)

change in river flow

31.

As a result of the problems of hydroelectricty in rivers in the Canadian Sheild...

a)

there is flooding

b)

there is erosion

c)

animals lost their place to live and their source of food

d)

there is no water left in the rivers

32.

a)

Click here once youve studied the picture

b)

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