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Geography and Forestry Overview
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1
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What distinguishes newer sawmills from older ones?
Answer
They use modern machinery, are more efficient, and cause less waste.
2
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How are compass points represented in map navigation?
Answer
Using cardinal, intercardinal, and secondary intercardinal directions with bearings.
3
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Define starvation.
Answer
Extreme lack of food causing severe bodily harm or death.
4
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Describe three characteristics of commercial forests.
Answer
Highly productive, often planted or managed, contain valuable timber.
5
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What does the phrase 'Give a man a fish, feed him for a day...' imply about food aid?
Answer
It suggests teaching skills or self-sufficiency is more sustainable long-term.
6
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Where in Canada is the large gas field being developed?
Answer
In the Atlantic Region.
7
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How has the industrialization of farming increased food production?
Answer
Mechanization and automation have allowed larger, more efficient farms.
8
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Name three benefits of GMO crops.
Answer
Higher yields, pest resistance, drought tolerance.
9
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What types of agriculture are common in wealthier parts of the world, and why?
Answer
Commercial farming due to resources, technology, and market demand.
10
Question
Which logging method is least damaging? Why?
Answer
Selective cutting, because it preserves the ecosystem.
11
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Why is Central Canada the leading pulp and paper producer?
Answer
Abundant forests and established mills.
12
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Name three countries in Africa where subsistence farming is dominant.
Answer
Ethiopia, Nigeria, Kenya.
13
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What are three key uses of maps in geography?
Answer
Navigation, spatial analysis, and resource management.
14
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Why is it difficult for young people to start farming?
Answer
High costs, risk, unstable income, land access.
15
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Why is British Columbia the leading producer of lumber?
Answer
Rich softwood forests and mature trees.
16
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What is the Canada Land Inventory?
Answer
A classification of land capability for agriculture in Canada.
17
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How has the effective use of existing farmland increased food production?
Answer
Through technological breakthroughs and farming innovations.
18
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What is a line scale in map reading?
Answer
A graphical line indicating distance equivalents on the map.
19
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What is the division in Canada’s oil market?
Answer
Between Western Canada and Eastern Canada.
20
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What are the three countries producing the most oil?
Answer
Saudi Arabia, United States, Russia.
21
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Why are sawmills decreasing in number?
Answer
Due to technological advances and environmental restrictions.
22
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What concerns do critics have about GMO technology?
Answer
Environmental safety, gene transfer to non-target species, health risks.
23
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Name a country with rice farming as the dominant agriculture.
Answer
Thailand.
24
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Which countries produce the most alternative energy?
Answer
China, United States, Germany.
25
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Describe three characteristics of non-commercial forests.
Answer
Less accessible, younger or regenerating, less economically valuable.
26
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Do you feel comfortable eating GMO products and why?
Answer
Personal opinion varies; some worry about safety, others see benefits.
27
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Which region has the highest percentage of good farmland in Canada?
Answer
The Prairie region.
28
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Which region contains Canada’s most productive forests?
Answer
The West Coast region.
29
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Which countries produce the most hydro-electric power?
Answer
China, Brazil, Canada.
30
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Where is intensive farming usually practiced?
Answer
Near urban centers and in fertile regions.