Vocabulary - Forestry | Vegetative Regions - Forestry | Economics - Forestry | Fishing | Fishing |
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What is "Deciduous"?
Wood produced by coniferous trees.
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What is "Grassland"?
The vegetative region in which Winnipeg, Manitoba can be found.
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What is "1 in 16"?
The number of jobs that depend on the forestry industry.
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What is "A ground fish"?
A type of fish that feeds off the ocean floor.
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What is "inshore fishery"?
Fishing that occurs close to shore, is local, with 85% of fishermen and 10% of catch.
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What is "Shelterwood"?
A method of forest harvesting in which up to 70% of trees are cut, leaving small patches to regenerate seeds for natural growth.
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What is "Tundra"?
The region the farthest north. Consists of small bushes and shrubs.. Too cold for trees to grow.
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What is "British Columbia"?
The province that contains most of Canada's sawmills.
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What is "Secondary industry"?
The level of industry that deals with the processing of fish.
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What is "Offshore fishery"?
Fishing that occurs farther away from shore, is industrial, with 15% of fishers but 90% of the catch.
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What is "Commercial"?
Part of a forest with large trees and close to market in order to be profitable.
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What is "Commercial"?
The vegetative region that consists of boreal forests, Montane forests, West Coast forests and mixed forests. Good for lumber.
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What is "Quebec" or "Ontario"?
One of the provinces that produces most of Canada's pulp and paper.
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What is "Wide continental shelf" or "shallow fishing banks", or "cold current and warm current meet and churn up nutrients for the plankton"?
One of the conditions that has helped produce outstanding fishing grounds on the East Coast.
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What is "Sustained yield management"?
A way of managing fishing so that people do not catch more fish than the number of fish that reach maturity.
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What is "Selective"?
Lumbering technique where only trees of a certain type size and quality are cut.
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What is "Non-commercial"?
A vegetative region found just north of the Commercial forest region. Consists of taiga. Trees too small to be used for lumber, but they can be used for pulp.
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What is "$80 billion"?
The amount of money lumber and pulp and paper are worth each year.
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What is "Overfishing, changes in the ecosystem, and lack of a Salmon fishing treaty"?
The three reasons for the collapse of the West Coast Fishery.
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What is "Sport fishing"?
Fishing done for pleasure, but generates more money than all commercial fishing found in the country.
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What is "Acid Precipitation"?
Created after sulphur dioxide and nitric oxides mix with water vapour in the atmosphere. Harms vegetation, fish, and wildlife
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What is "West Coast" or "Montane/Mixed"?
Two forest regions located in the Commercial vegetative region that have the longest growing season.
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What is "860,000"?
The number of direct and indirect jobs created because of the forestry industry.
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What is "Overfishing, improved fishing technology, uncontrolled foreign fishing, destructive fishing practices, and changes in natural conditions."?
The five reasons for the collapse of the East Coast Fishery.
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What is "Aquaculture"?
This is another term for a fish farm.
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