ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Provides access to travel and trade
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Provides vast mineral resources for trade
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Reduces access to trade with the United States
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Reduces the amount of minerals Canada produces
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mining began in the region in the mid-19th century and was key to Canada’s economic development. Various minerals and precious stones have been mined or continue to be mined on the Shield, including gold, silver, copper, zinc, nickel, iron, uranium and diamonds.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some of the resources that the Canadian Shield gives to Canadians are: 1) Furs-from fur bearing animals (hunting and trapping is still a large industry). 2) Minerals-this makes a lot of sense because the Shield is solid rock. Canadians extract copper, gold, nickel, zinc and lead from this area.
Detailed explanation-3: -Canada is one of the leading mining countries in the world and one of the largest producers of minerals and metals. Valued at $102 billion in 2020, mineral exports accounted for 21% of Canada’s total domestic exports.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Canadian Shield is one of the world’s richest areas in terms of mineral ores, such as nickel, gold, silver, and copper. It also hosts prehistoric alkaline intrusions that are lower-middle Cambrian in age that produced rare minerals like sodalite and cancrinite.