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Fishing Industry
The Business of Farming
Forest Resources
Threats to Forest
Anything Goes
100
type of fish; bottom feeders
What is Groundfish
100
Four natural systems that effect the agriculture
What is Climate, Soil System, Topographic System, Biological System
100
Forests that make up 66% of Canada's forest cover, consist mainly of coniferous trees
What is Softwood forests
100
The management of resources in a careful and sustainable method
What is Stewardship
100
industry that deals with the production of raw materials
What is Primary Industry
200
2 reasons for the collapse of the east coast fishery
What is Overfishing, improved fishing technology, uncontrolled foreign fishing, destructive fishing practices, changes in natural conditions
200
Two issues facing Canadian farmers today
What is Loss of farmland, Decline of the family farm, Sustainable agriculture, Organic farming, Mad cow disease, Genetically modified organisms
200
Fastest and cheapest method of logging
What is Clear-cutting
200
rain, snow or fog created after sulfur dioxide and nitric oxides mix with the water vapour in the atmosphere
What is Acid precipitation
200
money given in the form of a grant or gift by the government to a private company, organization or individual farmers to help them stay in business
What are Subsidies
300
The largest and best-known fishing region on the east coast
What is The Grand Banks
300
The number of days between the last frost in spring and the first frost in autumn
What is the Frost-free Period
300
Forests that consist of trees that can be harvested for profit
What is Commercial forests
300
The basic into which surrounding waters drain
What is Watersheds
300
highly specialized knowledge-based technological and support services
What is Quaternary Industry
400
within 16-25km of shore, smaller boats, self-employment, small crews, smaller fish
What is Inshore Fishery
400
Percentage of Canada's vast land mass that is suitable for farming
What is 13%
400
Largest forest region in Canada
What is Boreal forest region
400
Two views that need to be considered when managing forests
What are Environmentalist and Corporate viewpoints
400
resource that replaces itself unless badly mismanaged
What is Renewable Resource
500
Production of fish and other marine products on fish farms
What is Aquaculture
500
Economical factors that determine types of farming
What is cost of land, proximity to market, competition
500
Type of forest that exist primarily in the north, with low levels of precipitation and cool temperatures, trees are unlikely to be harvested
What is Non-commercial forests
500
Besides acid precipitation, 2 other issues facing Canadian forests
What Clear-cutting, Aerial spraying of pesticides, global competition
500
Only 4% of total Canadian fishing resources come from this industry
What is Freshwater Fishery