Tree Facts
This type of tree has broad leaves
Deciduous Trees
_______ is the process of cutting trees for timber, paper, and other products
Logging
Which fish was almost extinct in Newfoundland and WHY
Cod because they overfished!
The continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation is called this
water cycle
Gold, silver, and iron are examples of these types of minerals
metallic minerals
This type of trees leaves holds water very well!
Coniferous Trees
What logging practice harvests trees in stages over several years, leaving some standing
Shelterwood Cutting
This type of resource can be replenished naturally over time
renewable resource
This type of farming uses small plots of land with high labor input and high yields
intensive farming
Sand, gravel, and limestone are part of this mineral category used for construction
industrial minerals
Pine, Spruce, Fir
Which logging practice is the most time consuming
Selective Cutting
Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of this type of resource
What are non-renewable resources
This type of farming is practiced on large plots of land with lower yields per hectare
extensive farming
This surface mining method involves removing large sections of soil and rock to expose minerals close to the surface
strip mining
Which type of trees grow faster
Coniferous Trees
Which logging practice is the most cost effective
Clear-Cut
These are the three main types of fish caught in Canada
groundfish, pelagic fish, and shellfish
The classification system for Canada’s farmland ranges from Class 1 to Class 7 is called...
Canada’s Classes of Agricultural Land
This mining method is used when minerals are found deep underground, requiring tunnels and shafts
underground mining
Name 3 vegetation regions you can find needle baring trees in
Boreal, Mixed, West Coast Forest
What logging practice can cause damage to surrounding trees when logging equipment moves through
Selective Cutting
Canada is one of the world's largest producers of this non-renewable energy source, extracted from the Athabasca oil sands
Oil (or petroleum)
Class 1 (_____) to Class 7 (____)
Class 1 (best) to Class 7 (worst)
This Canadian province is rich in potash, one of the world's most important fertilizers
Saskatchewan