| Environmental Concerns | Location | Climate | Natural resources and industries | Population |
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Pollution, overfishing, extraction and overuse, and deforestation.
Name four of Canada's major environmental concerns.
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North.
Is Canada located north or south of the equator?
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Cold.
Because of its location, Canada has _____ weather.
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(Any two:) Iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower.
Name two of Canada's natural resources.
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No.
Is Canada's population evenly distributed?
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Waste, dumping, run-off, etc.
What are the some things that cause pollution?
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True.
True or False: Canada is located north of the U.S.
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Frozen.
Part of Canada's land is ______ all year long.
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Part of the land is frozen all year long.
Why is it hard to get to some of Canada's natural resources?
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False.
True or False: Almost all of Canada's population is French.
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Extraction - to get, to pull out.
Overuse - to use way too much of something.
What is extraction? Overuse?
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False.
True or False: Canada is the largest country in the world.
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Canada is far away (north) from the equator. It's warmer in places located near the equator, and colder in places located far away from it.
Explain why Canada has cold weather.
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Mining.
What's the biggest industry in the Rocky Mountain Region?
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Less.
Is Canada's population more or less than 50 million?
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Cutting trees down quicker than they can be re-grown.
What is deforestation?
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Russia.
Which country IS the largest in the world?
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90% of Canada's population lives in the southern part of Canada, close to the U.S., because it's warmer there.
How does Canada's climate affect where people live?
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Pacific Coast.
In which one of Canada's 6 regions is timber an important industry (and natural resource)?
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Canada's most densely populated province is Prince Edward Island (PEI), with a density of 24.97 persons per square kilometer.
What is the most DENSELY populated province in Canada?
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Set limits on how much fishing can be done, rely more on other foods.
What can be a solution to overfishing?
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Pacific Ocean.
Which ocean is located west of Canada?
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Vancouver in near the ocean.
It's warmer in Vancouver (British Columbia) than in cities and provinces which are east of Vancouver. Why is this?
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People there want to make money by selling their natural resources to other countries. This can lead to extraction and overuse and/or deforestation.
How can the natural resources in Canada cause environmental issues?
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(Anything close to:) 34,568,211
FINAL JEOPARDY (worth 1000 points): What is Canada's (approximate) population? [Group that gets closest to the exact population earns the 1000 points]
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