Canada Map Page 35 Locate the following: St. Lawrence River Hudson Bay Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean The Great Lakes Canadian Shield Rocky Mountains

Great Lakes Most Canadians live here 70% of manufactured goods are produced here St. Lawrence River Used for hydroelectric power Rocky Mountains Mountains are mined for minerals Very Cold Climate

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Canada: Great Lakes Pollution Waste from industries, sewage treatment plants, runoff, pesticides, fertilizers, oil, grease, salt. Canada and the US are working together to clean up the pollution and the acid rain Regulating industry Replacing coal Adding lime to rivers

By the 1970s, the Great Lakes became known for their pollution In some places, fishing was unsafe; in other places there were no fish left alive The factories around the Great Lakes had been using the lakes as a cheap dumping ground

Improving Air Quality Acid Rain causes many problems: Kills plants Damages or kills trees Pollutes lakes and rivers Kills fish Buildings are damaged Acid Rain is a serious problem in Ontario and Quebec.

Canada has passed laws to limit the pollution Government has worked with the factory owners to build factories that don’t pollute the air New laws passed require automobiles to produce less pollution Government also encourages Canadians to walk, ride bikes, or take the bus instead of driving their cars

The most valuable minerals available in Canada are located within the Canadian Shield minerals (gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, iron ore, uranium, and nickel) About 1.5 million people make their living in the mining industry (most in the Canadian Shield)

The Canadian Shield’s minerals are also located near the most populated areas of Canada, meaning that these environmental issues also impact the people living there The government has made new laws about mining, some reduce the amount of pollution allowed into the waterways

The Timber Industry Issue with clear cutting include: Reduced water quality Erosion Loss of wildlife habitat The government & logging industry spend money to protect the forests Some environmental groups want smaller groups of trees cut down rather than hundreds of acres at a time

Canada’s government & the timber industries are working together to manage the use of the forests Hundreds of millions of seeds and seedlings are planted each year Billions of dollars are spent managing and protecting the forests Over $100 million is spent each year by the logging industry to protect wildlife and their habitat

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