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Natural Resources Review 1. describe the importance of agriculture to Canada 2. How have farms changed in the last 100 years? 3. what are problems afflicting farmland? 4. Describe clear cutting 5. describe shelterwood logging 6. describe strip cutting 7. describe selecting cutting 8. which Is the best economically? Environmentally? 9. name and describe 4 threats to forests 10. describe the 3 mining methods – strip, open pit and underground 11. what are 3 issues facing the mining industry? Describe them. 12. Describe the water cycle IN DETAIL (using proper terminology and a description of exactly what happens). 13. Describe the breakdown of water on earth (fresh water vs. salt water, the division of the fresh water etc.) 14. Identify 3 ways in which water pollutants affect our lives. 15. Identify 3 ways human activities have a positive effect on the water cycle. 16. How much of Canada’s total area is covered by fresh water? 17. How many Canadian’s count on the Great Lakes for their water? 18. List the pros and cons to the following energy sources: a. Wind b. Hydro c. Nuclear d. Solar e. Fossil Fuels f. Wave/Tidal *see back for diagram
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Natural Resources Review
1. describe the importance of agriculture to Canada2. How have farms changed in the last 100 years?3. what are problems afflicting farmland?4. Describe clear cutting5. describe shelterwood logging6. describe strip cutting7. describe selecting cutting8. which Is the best economically? Environmentally?9. name and describe 4 threats to forests10. describe the 3 mining methods – strip, open pit and underground11. what are 3 issues facing the mining industry? Describe them.12. Describe the water cycle IN DETAIL (using proper terminology and a description of exactly what
happens).13. Describe the breakdown of water on earth (fresh water vs. salt water, the division of the fresh
water etc.)14. Identify 3 ways in which water pollutants affect our lives.15. Identify 3 ways human activities have a positive effect on the water cycle.16. How much of Canada’s total area is covered by fresh water?17. How many Canadian’s count on the Great Lakes for their water?18. List the pros and cons to the following energy sources:
a. Windb. Hydroc. Nuclear
d. Solare. Fossil Fuelsf. Wave/Tidal
*see back for diagram
19. Label the following diagram:
Evaporation precipitation transpiration
infiltration Surface runoff Condensation
