Canadian Geography 1202 Unit 6

Canadian Geography 1202 – Unit 6

Review Sheet

1. Define:

Industry Resource Consumption on a Open pits Global Scale Value Added Forest management plans Continental Shelf Natural Resources Model forests Grand Banks Renewable Resources Water ethics Groundfish Non-Renewable Resources Wetlands Pelagic fish Flow Resources Water diversion Shellfish Sustainable Resource System Groundwater Ore bodies

2. The Four Economic Sectors (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary). Be able to give an example from each.

3. The factors that a healthy economy and lifestyle depend upon.

4. Gross Domestic Product (including the Natural Resources % of GDP)

5. The three factors you must consider when developing sustainable resources

6. Agriculture

- Factors affecting agriculture

- Challenges farmers face

- Trends in agriculture

- Factory Farms vs. Sustainable Farms

7. Fisheries

- Reactions to declining fish stocks

- Reasons for declining fish stocks

- Ways to resolve the fishery crisis

- Sustainable fisheries 8. Mining

- Mining Towns and the Economy

- The Mineral Trade

- Mining’s impact on Natural systems

- Acid Rain

9. Forestry

- Canada’s forests

- Economic Values, Ecological Values, Cultural Values

- Who owns Canada’s forests?

- Forest Harvesting Methods

- Sustainable Forests

10. Water

- Views on Water

- Where is Canada’s Water?

- The importance of wetlands

- The Great Lakes Watershed

- Diverting Water

- Who controls water?

- Groundwater Contamination