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Question 1:

About 80 per cent of Canadian mineral and metal production is exported.
a) True
b) False

Question 3:

Which mine supplies 6 per cent of the global annual $8 billion in rough diamonds?
a) Diavik in NWT
b) Ekati in NWT
c) Lac de Gras in the Yukon
d) Snap Lake in NWT

Question 4:

There are 3 diamond mines in Canada, producing almost 13 per cent of the world’s diamonds as of 2005.
a) True
b) False

Question 5:

Canada produces recyclable ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
a) True
b) False

Question 6:

The Ekati diamond mine is expected to remain in operation for 50 years.
a) True
b) False

Question 7:

The Bathurst caribou herd is important because ________.
a) its meat is a valuable food product
b) it has incalculable cultural value to Aboriginal peoples of the Canadian North
c) its meat replacement costs are equivalent to $11.2 million annually
d) Both a and b.
e) Both b and c.

Question 8:

The combustion of fossil fuels releases ________.
a) carbon dioxide
b) nitrous oxide
c) sulphur dioxide
d) All of the above.

Question 9:

In the United States, there are no regulations requiring energy suppliers to use renewable sources.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

Which country does not have a stipulation requiring the use of renewable energy?
a) Denmark
b) Germany
c) Canada
d) Spain
e) India

Question 11:

Wind power is a great alternative energy source because wind is constant.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Energy from the sun is free after recovering the initial cost of the solar cells.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

Canada has offshore petroleum operations in ________ locations.
a) two
b) five
c) three
d) ten

Question 14:

The Alberta oil sands are made up of ________ mixed with sand, silt, clay, and water.
a) 10 to 12 per cent bitumen
b) crude bitumen
c) 5 to 10 per cent bitumen
d) crude oil

Question 15:

Oil sand mines are ________ in size.
a) from 50 to 100 square metres
b) from 5 to 10 square metres
c) from 150 to 200 square metres
d) from 10 to 20 square metres

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Environmental Change and Challenge, Third Edition - Chapter 12