ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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fishing and trading
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mining and minerals
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wheat and grains
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oil and natural gas
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Detailed explanation-1: -Bonus: Hudson Bay is the summer home of up to 50, 000 beluga whales! Each July and August an estimated 50, 000 beluga whales migrate south into river estuaries that flow into the Hudson Bay. The whales use this estuaries as their grounds to feed, molt (shed skin), and give birth.
Detailed explanation-2: -No commercial fishing takes place, and fish are a key part of the food chain for the entire greater Hudson Bay ecosystem. The estuaries of northern Manitoba provide a critical feeding station for birds at the end of their great migration to the top of the North American flyway.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Fur Trade Two centuries before Confederation, a pair of resourceful French traders, Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Médard Chouart, Sieur des Groseilliers, discovered a wealth of fur in the interior of the continent, accessible through the great inland sea of Hudson Bay.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hudson Bay (French: baie d’Hudson) is a large (1.23 million km²), relatively shallow body of water in northeastern Canada. It drains a very large area that includes parts of Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Alberta, most of Manitoba, parts of North Dakota and Minnesota, and the southeastern area of Nunavut.