Facts
The industry that 1 in 16 Canadian jobs depend on
What is forestry
Removing every tree
What is clear cutting
Forests that are used to harvest trees and make money
What is commericial-forests
This is a normal part of the life cycle of forests ecosystems
What is Forest fires
The amount of Canada that is forest land
What is half
The forestry industry contributed to this much money in production in 2000
80 billion
What kind of logging allows seed bearing trees are left standing so they can regenerate the logging area
What is Shelterwood logging
These types of forests are used for making lumber, flooring and making furniture
What is Mixedwood forests
______ is a serious problem for forests in eastern Canada
What is acid rain
How many days would it take to drive across the continuous band of forests that stretches across Canada
What is 4 days
The forestry industry provides this many of direct jobs for Canadians
360,000
Harvesting only mature trees of the desired size, type, and quality
What is selective cutting
These types of forests are used for more pulp and paper
What is Boreal forests
Forests are damaged by more _______ than logging
What is insects
In Canada how much of our forest products are imported
What is about half
Forests provide a number of benefits , including: (3 answers)
economic, environmental, aesthetic
The fastest and cheapest method of cutting down trees
What is clear cutting
Forests that are unlikely to be cut down for commercial use
What is Non-commercial forests
True or False, an environmental benefit of forests is it destabilizes soil
False
Trees are a _______ resource
What is renewable
Canada takes up what percentage of the worlds Boreal forest
24%
This type of logging takes about 70% of the forest in the location
What is Shelterwood logging
What was the name of the town where a protest was help against logging in Western Canada in 1993
What is Clayoquot Sound
About half of forest fires in Canada are caused by ____________ and half are caused by ___________
What is lightning and humans
What 2 countries have more forests than Canada
What is Brazil & Russia