Natural Resources
Definition?
Resources taken from nature for economic gain
Def of Forestry
living and non-living tings taken from the forest for industrial used for economic gain.
Def of Minerals
naturally occurring pure non-living substances found in rock in earth
Location?
northern MB
Wat is coal burned for
burned for heat and electricity
What is an ex of renewable resource
ex trees, crops, sun, animals
Location of foresry
Quebec, BC, Ontario
Why mine metallic minerals
mined rareness, beauty, and strength
Relations with Indeginous?
lots of people had to move out, damage on Indeginous lands, improving
What is oil used for
fuel, gasoline, cars, furnaces
What is an example of a non-renewable resource
ex. Oi, Iron, natural gas
Ex of wood forest products
ex softwood lumber, pulp, paper
Ex of metallic minerals
iron, gold, copper, silver
Def of natural gas
cleanest of all fossil fuels only give carbon dioxide when it burns older less and colourless gas used to power homes
Def of renewable resource
replace themselves in time unless damaged
Ex of non-wood forest products
medicines, food, decoration/ornamentals
Why mine Industrial minerals
for industrial purposes
Name 3 issues caused by fossil fuels
Global Warming, Geopolitical conflict, peak oil
Def of non-renewable resource
can only be used once as they take centuries to renew
Where is forestry specifically located (biome)
throughout boreal forest biome along coast of vancouver
Ex of industrial minerals
ex Asbestos, gravel, Potash, salt, soapstone
Name 5 environmental impacts of dams
shoreline erosion, wood debris, dead ends, flooding, disappearing islands, pollution, deforestation
What is peak oil
point where oil production will be at its height after it will disappear