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The Canadian Shield
By Tatyana Antonyan
Natural Resources • Copper• Iron• Zinc• Silver• Gold• Lead• Uranium• Nickel• Cobalt• Tungsten• Diamonds
Aboriginal Economy• The fur trade and fishing.
Major Economic Activities• Mining• Forestry• Fur trade• Fishing
Economic Challenges• Not enough people living in the Canadian
Shield to support the economy and pay the taxes
• Taxes• Prices
Environmental Challenges
• Acid Rain• Pollution of the Great Lakes• Extraction and use of Natural Resources on
the Canadian Shield• The land around mines can be damaged and
the environment ruined
Solution to Environmental Challenge
• Discovering new technology• New way of mining minerals
Citations• "Categories You Should Follow." WikiAnswers. Answers
Corporation, n.d. Web. 23 July 2014.• "Engage." Canadians Environmental Issues. N.p., n.d.
Web. 24 July 2014.• "Igneous Rock in the Shield Contains Copper, Gold,
Zinc, Iron Ore, Nickel and Uranium." Welcome, Tourist To The Canadian Shield. N.p., n.d. Web.
• Mineral Resources. N.p., n.d. Web.• "Understanding The Canadian Shield." Canadian Shield
Foundation RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 July 2014.
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