Environmental issues in Canada

 Which are sources of chemicals in acid rain?

• A. forests
• B. walkers
• C. bicycles
• D. coal-burning power plants

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

Which of these would be MOST impacted by acid rain falling in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States?

• acid raid would slow transportation on the Great Lakes

• the timber industry would cease to exist

• water pollution would damage the fishing industry

• pollution would cause the lakes to freeze in winter

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

Forests cover about how much land in Canada?

• A. one- half
• B. one-third
• C. one-fourth
• D. three-fourths

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 of these is not a problem caused by acid rain?

• trees dying
• increased snowfall
• fish dying
• polluted lakes

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

• mining

• manufacturing

• fishing

• farming