Mining
What is a fossil fuel?
A non-renewable energy source.
What is a commercial forest?
A forest that is harvested for a profit.
What is the main fish of the East coast fishery?
Cod.
What are GMOs?
Geneticallly modified organisms.
What are the 2 types of oil?
Conventional crude oil and Synthetic Crude oil.
What are the 3 groups of minerals?
Metallic, Fossil fuels, Industrial.
What is a non-commercial forest?
A forest that is unlikely to be cut down for industrial use.
What is the main fish of the West coast fishery?
Salmon.
What is a cash-crop?
Farming for the purpose of selling products for a profit.
What is a renewable source of energy?
Solar panels, Wind turbines, Hydro, etc.
What is an ore?
Rock containing enoug metallic minerals to make mining profitable.
What is Acid precipitation?
An acid rain cuased by pollution from factories.
What are the 3 areas of commercial fishing in Canada?
Atlantic Ocean (East coast), Pacific Ocean (West coast), and Inland Waters.
What are the 3 main Animal Diseases on a farm?
Mad cow disease, Avian flu, and Swine flu.
What is an oil sand?
A natually occuring mix of sand and oil.
What are the 3 ways of mining metallic minerals?
Strip, Open pit, and Underground.
What are the 3 types of logging operations?
Clear cutting, Shelterwood cutting, and Selective cutting.
What is overfishing?
The removal of wildlife from a body of water at a rate faster than the species can naturally reproduce/reach maturity.
What are some of the advantages of a large livestock operation?
More animals on less land, Faster to produce and more efficient, More profit for producer, and cheaper for consumer.
What is a Joule?
The basic unit used to measure energy.
What are the 3 ways of processing metallic minerals?
Milling, Smelting, and Tailing.
What are the 5 forest regions in Canada?
West Coast, Mantanne, Taiga, Boreal, and Mixed.
Why did the East coast fishery collapse?
-Overfishing, Improved fishing tech, Uncontrolled foreign fishing, Destructive fishing practices, Changes in natural conditions.
What are the 4 main parts of soil?
Minerals, Bacteria and Organic Materials, Air, and Moisture
What are the 2 methods for recovering oil and gas?
Flowing wells, and Non-flowing wells.