Canada Map, Geog, LCNRPDT, Env Iss Review

What type of environmental issue does Southern Canada face?

• air pollution

• acid rain

• extraction of minerals

• deforestation

Where does most of Canada's pollution come from?

• United States

• Below Hudson Bay

• Great Lakes

• Canadian Shield

What is the cause of Southern Canada's environmental issue?

• Not filtering water

• illegal logging of trees

• hydroelectric dams

• factories, power plants, and automobiles

What laws have Canadian officials put in place to help lessen the pollution?

• Citizens are required to wear protective masks when pollution levels are high

• Canadian government has passed laws calling for stronger regulation of factory and vehicle emissions

• Made it illegal to drive trucks that get poor gas mileage

• Made stricter laws against cutting down trees in the forest

What makes southern Canada's environmental issue WORSE?

• There is no cure for acid rain

• The U.S. is the cause of most of the pollution which makes the Canadian pollution laws pointless unless the U.S. lessens its pollution also

• If the environmental issue is fixed, it will cause thousands of workers to lose their jobs due to government regulations

• It will hurt Canada's GDP because it will lessen the amount of natural resources extracted from the ground

What environmental issue is a problem all over Canada?

• nuclear disposal and recycling

• mining and logging

• smog and acid rain

• polluted drinking water and sulfur dioxide in the ground

Which of these statements is correct in reference to the environmental issue in the Canadian Shield?

• The government cannot afford to filter their cities drinking water

• The city is located in the valley of an extinct volcano making the air pollution stay in the atmosphere above the city

• Sulfur dioxide from mining equipment reduces air quality and chemical runoff from the mining processes contaminates the water supply

• Hydroelectric power releases carbon diocide into the air causing acid rain and reducing air qualityfor the citizens

Canada has the world's highest deforestation rate.

• True

• False

It is illegal to cut down trees in Canada.

• True

• False

The majority of Canada's minerals are found in the ...

• Hudson Bay

• Rocky Mountains

• Canadian Shield

• St. Lawrence River