Natural Resources

2. canada has roughly 310 million square _____ of forested area
6. the greenhouse affect is the warming of the earth's atmosphere because of the build-up of carbon dioxide and _______ gas
7. the top producing silver mine in the world is located in _______, Australia
10. the seventh largest hydro dam in the world, producing six thousand Megawatts of energy, located in Russia
12. with the development of electronics and technology have come some major advances in this field
13. water resources mainly come from rivers, lakes, glaciers, and _________
14. ores are rocks from ____ or metals that can be extracted and then sold for profit
15. the Carlin-Nevada Complex is a mine in Nevada that uses both underground and ____-___ mines
17. the second largest country in the world by the amount of fresh water
19. this fossil fuel is in the form of a rock
20. manufacturing is the process of turning ___ materials into finished products in a factory

1. a con of the hydro electric industry, due to an upstream dam/reservoir
3. this Asian country is home of the largest hydro dam in the world, the Three Gorges Dam
4. natural gas is an example of this type of resource
5. is home of the ______ Oil Field which is the fifth largest oil field in the world
8. Grasberg Gold Mine in Indonesia is produces gold, silver, and this precious metal
9. this oil field, located in Saudi Arabia, is the largest producing oil field in the world
11. used along with wind mills to harness energy from wind
16. the country with the tenth largest amount of arable land
18. two of the top ten oil fields in the world, the Azadegan and Esfandiar Oil Fields are located in this country