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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Due to heavy natural resource extraction, Canada’s ____ has been shrinking.
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boreal forest
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“green” energy supply
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St. Lawrence Seaway System
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east coast aquaculture industry
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Athabasca oil sands, also known as the Athabasca tar sands, are large deposits of bitumen or extremely heavy crude oil (viscosity of 5, 000-10, 000 centipoises) that constitute unconventional resources, located in northeastern Alberta, Canada – roughly centred on the boomtown of Fort McMurray.
Detailed explanation-2: -The DNR defines old growth forests as forests that have developed over a long period of time, essentially free from catastrophic disturbances. They contain large, old trees of long-lived species that are beyond traditional rotation (harvest) age.
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