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Environmental Issues of CANADA

Environmental Issues of CANADA. Environmental Issues . Acid Rain Pollution of Great Lakes Extraction and use of Natural resources on Canadian Shield Timber Industry. The Canadian Shield. Canadian Shield . Large area of thin rocky soil around the Hudson Bay.

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Environmental Issues of CANADA

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  1. Environmental Issuesof CANADA

  2. Environmental Issues • Acid Rain • Pollution of Great Lakes • Extraction and use of Natural resources on Canadian Shield • Timber Industry

  3. The Canadian Shield

  4. Canadian Shield • Large area of thin rocky soil around the Hudson Bay. • Very Important to Canadaian economy • 1.5 million people make their living in the mining industry.

  5. The Canadian Shield • The Canadian Shield contains much of Canadian mineral wealth, including diamonds. • Mining is the biggest industry in this area. • About 85 percent of the nation’s iron ore comes from mines near the Quebec- Newfoundland border. • The Canadian Shield has large deposits of gold, silver, zinc, copper, and uranium as well as forest.

  6. The circumpolar range of the boreal forest. About two-thirds of the area is in Eurasia. The sector in Eastern Canada lies farthest from the North Pole Boreal Forests

  7. Canadian Timber Resources • With almost half its land covered in forests, Canada is a leading producer of timber products. • These products include lumber, paper, plywood, and wood pulp. • The major timber – producing provinces include British Columbia, Quebec, and Ontario.

  8. Timber Solution • Government and Industry are working together to manage use of the forest • When too many of these raw materials are removed or extracted from the environment, it hurts the environment permanently. • Historical and current over-extraction of minerals and timber has threatened the future of available resources.

  9. Solution to Extraction of Resources • Canadian government has made new rules: • Reduce amount of mining allowed in the shield • Reduce exports of raw materials, but focus on manufactured goods like cars.

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