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Question 1:

Canada has 7 per cent of the total flow of renewable water in the world.
a) True
b) False

Question 2:

Canadians use more water than every country except the US.
a) True
b) False

Question 3:

Canada has about 25 per cent of the wetlands in the world. Most of these are found in ________.
a) southern Ontario and southern Quebec
b) British Columbia and Alberta
c) the Prairie provinces and northern Ontario
d) the Prairie provinces and the Northwest Territories
e) Quebec and Newfoundland

Question 4:

The top two releases of chemicals to Canadian waters are ________.
a) ammonia and nitrogen
b) mercury and ammonia
c) mercury and nitrogen
d) ammonia and manganese
e) zinc and manganese

Question 5:

A key factor in the volume of residential water use in Canada is the flat rate paid for water use in some households.
a) True
b) False

Question 6:

What was the human health cost of the polluted water incident in Walkerton, Ontario?
a) Seven people died.
b) 2,300 people became ill.
c) People may develop as yet unknown long--term effects, especially the children who became sick.
d) All of the above.
e) Both a and b.

Question 7:

The Red River Flood of 1997 ________.
a) impacted Minnesota and North Dakota
b) impacted Minnesota, North Dakota, and Manitoba
c) was not unusual given the river’s long history of flooding
d) was the largest recorded flood on the Red River
e) Both b and c.
f) A, c, and d.

Question 8:

Palliser’s Triangle is ________.
a) a system of three lakes in the southern Prairies
b) a system of three dykes in the southern Prairies
c) an area of fertile and semi-arid soils in the southern Prairies
d) an area prone to flooding in the southern Prairies
e) None of the above.

Question 9:

The longest designated river in the CHRP system is ________.
a) the South Nahanni in Northwest Territories
b) the Fraser in British Columbia
c) the Kazan in Nunavut
d) the Grand in Ontario
e) the Bloodvein in Manitoba

Question 10:

The shortest designated river in the CHRP system is ________.
a) the Kicking Horse in British Columbia
b) the Seal in Manitoba
c) the Hillsborough in Prince Edward Island
d) the Detroit in Ontario
e) the Main in Newfoundland

Question 11:

Hydrosolidarity is ________.
a) a management approach that recognizes the interconnections among systems
b) integrated management
c) evoked in international settings
d) All of the above.

Question 12:

The US and Canada entered into a water agreement in 1972 for the purpose of ________.
a) reducing nitrogen loadings in Lakes Erie and Ontario
b) managing the water quality of the Great Lakes ecosystem
c) identifying areas of concern in the great lakes
d) All of the above.

Question 13:

Blue water and green water are ________.
a) colors of water
b) water from lake/river/aquifers, and evapotranspiration
c) types of water management
d) Both a and c.

Question 14:

Water is recognized by the United Nations as a basic human right.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

________ Canadians are dependant on groundwater for their drinking source.
a) 9 million
b) 3 million
c) 5 million
d) 2 million

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Environmental Change and Challenge, Third Edition - Chapter 11