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Natural Resources Assignment #1

Atlas/Map Assignment

Source :Canadian Oxford School Atlas 8th Edition

Nonfuel Minerals (Page 26)

1. In what Geological region are most of the major mining centres?

List 5 Nonfuel minerals mined in these centres.

2. What is the main nonfuel mineral mined in the Interior Platform region? List one example of something made with this nonfuel mineral.

3. a)In what region are the majority of smelters/refinery’s located?

b)What problem can be connected to this?

4.a) How much Gold production is there in Canada, 2001?

b) Do you suppose that this number has increased or decreased? Why?

Fuel Minerals (Page 27)

5. a)Where are Canada’s majority of gas and oil fields located?

b) Where else do you see smaller collections of gas and oil?

(hint: it is not on land)

c) How does the oil and gas get from the field to their respected refineries?

6. List the province that contains major deposits of Uranium

Forestry (Page 20)

7)a) What type of forest vegetation spans the entire region of Canada from East to West?

b) What one (small) coastal area of Canada has most of its communities depending 90% or more on forest products?

c) In this region, what types of trees are harvested for industry?

Fishing (Page 21)

9) Define the following and give examples of each;

a)pelagic and estuarial fish.

b)groundfish

c) molluscs and crustaceans

10) Are molluscs and crustaceans found on the Pacific Coast? If not, what types of fish are?

11) Define moratorium and explain how this applies to Canada’s Cod Industry.

12) What does TAC represent?

13) Describe how the conditions of the Grand Banks area of Newfoundland can support many fish species.

Canada- Water Resources, Electrical Power (Page 28)

14) What are the top 3 provinces in regards to hydro development?

15) a)What river in MB supports much of our hydro development?

b) Approx how many mega watts (MW) do the dams on this river generate?

c) Can you guess the name of the 2nd river that supports hydro development in MB?

16) What Quebec river supports much of their hydro development —Hint—Its name means “Large”??

17) How does the electricity get sent from the hydro dam to the urban centres?

18) a)How many ocean drainage areas are there in Canada?

b) Name each and list their “water flow to the sea” amount.

19) What is Canada’s Total electrical generation? What do you estimate our consumption is?

20)a) How much of MB’s electricity GW.h is exported to the United States?

b) What type of electricity do you suppose is it?

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