SS6G6 Environmental Concerns of Canada

What is the main cause of air

pollution around the Great Lakes?

• nuclear reactor explosion

• over extraction of minerals

• deforestation

• auto and factory emissions

What makes Canada’s environmental issue so

difficult for the Canadian government to handle?

• Because of the harsh climate, many

  Canadians refuse to walk or take public

  transportation.

• The United States accounts for over 50% of

  the air pollution in Canada.

• Canada’s hydroelectric power plants are too

  beneficial to the economy.

• The Rocky Mountains trap the pollution from

  blowing out of western Canada.

Why did Canada and the United States sign an agreement to reduce the levels of phosphorus released into the environment in 1972?

• because high phosphorus levels were contributing to a reduction in timber resources

• because high phosphorus levels were contributing to soil erosion throughout the Canadian Shield

• because high phosphorus levels were contributing to the decline of the Canadian mining industry

• because high phosphorus levels were contributing to the pollution of the Great Lakes

What effect does the exhaust (emissions) from mining equipment used in the Canadian Shield have on the environment?

• It contaminates soil.

• It reduces air quality.

• It pollutes groundwater.

• It heats the atmosphere.

What type of environmental regulations would help reduce acid rain the MOST?

• laws limiting the amount of emissions that cars and coal burning factories produce

• laws limiting nuclear power output

• laws limiting the damming of rivers

• laws limiting the use of fertilizers

Which 2 environmental concerns are MOST associated with Canada's timber industry?

• the destruction of habitats

• reduction in water quality

• improved air quality

• increase in acid rain

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

What harmful effect does

clear cutting have on Canada’s

environment?

• toxic wastes seep into groundwater

• causes erosion

• pollutes farmland

• changes flow of rivers

Which 2 are ways that Canada is trying to prevent deforestation?

• replanting as well as managing and protecting the forest

• limiting resources and reducing the pay of loggers

• blasting as well as digging in the timber areas

• building factories with less pollution and encouraging people to walk and bike more

Over extraction of minerals generates many jobs in Canada but also creates an environmental concern Where is over extraction the largest concern?

• The Hudson Bay

• The Rocky Mountains

• Quebec

• The Canadian Shield