ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the Great Lakes are a favorite Canadian tourist destination
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the Great Lakes are a major source of Canada’s drinking water
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Canadians must have clean water in order to participate in trade
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Canadians prefer the beaches along the Great Lakes to those along the coast
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Detailed explanation-1: -Key drivers of air pollution The growth in Canada’s population and economy increases the demand for the production and delivery of goods and services, transportation and housing. Most of the energy used to meet this demand still comes from fossil fuels, which impacts the quality of the air we breathe.
Detailed explanation-2: -Canada’s Oilsands The single largest source of carbon emissions in the country is Canada’s oil industry, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. The federal department found that oil and gas accounts for a quarter of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. Of that, the oilsands is the most carbon intensive.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are many different types of environmental issues in Canada which include air and water pollution, climate change, mining and logging.
Detailed explanation-4: -Since the 1990s, studies have identified toxic pollutants including PCBs, DDT and chlordane in and around the Great Lakes, as well as lead, copper, arsenic and others. Some of these chemicals continued to show up because they were persistent and took a long time to break down.