Vocabulary - Forestry Vegetative Regions - Forestry Economics - Forestry Fishing Fishing
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What is "Deciduous"?
Wood produced by coniferous trees.
100
What is "Grassland"?
The vegetative region in which Winnipeg, Manitoba can be found.
100
What is "1 in 16"?
The number of jobs that depend on the forestry industry.
100
What is "A ground fish"?
A type of fish that feeds off the ocean floor.
100
What is "inshore fishery"?
Fishing that occurs close to shore, is local, with 85% of fishermen and 10% of catch.
200
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.
200
What is "Tundra"?
The region the farthest north. Consists of small bushes and shrubs.. Too cold for trees to grow.
200
What is "British Columbia"?
The province that contains most of Canada's sawmills.
200
What is "Secondary industry"?
The level of industry that deals with the processing of fish.
200
What is "Offshore fishery"?
Fishing that occurs farther away from shore, is industrial, with 15% of fishers but 90% of the catch.
300
What is "Commercial"?
Part of a forest with large trees and close to market in order to be profitable.
300
What is "Commercial"?
The vegetative region that consists of boreal forests, Montane forests, West Coast forests and mixed forests. Good for lumber.
300
What is "Quebec" or "Ontario"?
One of the provinces that produces most of Canada's pulp and paper.
300
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.
300
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.
400
What is "Selective"?
Lumbering technique where only trees of a certain type size and quality are cut.
400
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.
400
What is "$80 billion"?
The amount of money lumber and pulp and paper are worth each year.
400
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.
400
What is "Sport fishing"?
Fishing done for pleasure, but generates more money than all commercial fishing found in the country.
500
What is "Acid Precipitation"?
Created after sulphur dioxide and nitric oxides mix with water vapour in the atmosphere. Harms vegetation, fish, and wildlife
500
What is "West Coast" or "Montane/Mixed"?
Two forest regions located in the Commercial vegetative region that have the longest growing season.
500
What is "860,000"?
The number of direct and indirect jobs created because of the forestry industry.
500
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.
500
What is "Aquaculture"?
This is another term for a fish farm.






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