Canada's involvement on Global Environmental Issues

General Knowledge: Which human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?

• deforestation
• removing carnivores from a forest 
• recycling
• heating homes with fossil fuels  

Which human activity would most likely deplete nonrenewable resources?

• use of natural enemies to eliminate insect pests
• development of wildlife refuges 
• governmental restriction of industrial pollution 
• increased use of fossil fuels

General Knowledge: Approximately 75 percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water. So why is water considered such a precious resource?

• The greenhouse effect is causing most of the world's freshwater to be trapped in the atmosphere
• Only a small fraction of the Earth's water is freshwater available for drinking and irrigation
• Each year, more freshwater is being trapped in icecaps located at the North and South Poles
• Global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions will likely cause Earth's oceans to evaporate

Challenge: What causes smog?

• The burning of particulates
• The formation of ozone
• Acid Rain
• the interaction of sunlight with pollutants produced by fossil fuels

Previous learning: What are renewable resources?

• Resources that are used faster than they form
• a.       Resources that can replenish themselves over time
• a.       Resources that exist only in urban areas
• Resources that exist only in rural areas

General Knowledge: Global warming has been linked to a decrease in 

• the size of the polar ice caps 
• the temperature of Earth 
• the rate of species extinction 
• the rate of carbon dioxide production

Canada produces more carbon dioxide emissions per person than almost every other country in the world.

• True

• False

Under: What is Canada's Role in Protecting the Environment, the Canadian created the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. This act focuses on sustainable development. This means that _____

• Canada is protecting people's needs without harming the environment.

• Canada is protecting human health.

• Canada is protecting the environment for future generations.

• All above.

Just like St. Julia Catholic Elementary School on page 97 in Many Gifts, St. Barbara strives to be one of Many Ontario EcoSchools because we

• try to reduce waste

• have a school yard with trees

• have an outdoor eco-classroom

• All of the above.

The agreement to improve water quality in the Great Lakes areas was signed by _________.

• Canada

• Canada and USA

• Canada, USA and Mexico

• None of the above