Unit 2: Managing Canada's Resources and Industries

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Across
  1. 2. Today, this industry directly employs 80,000+ and generates approx. $4.1 billion annually in exports (mainly to the U.S.).
  2. 5. Was the largest and most productive fishing zone off Canada's eastern shores until the 1990s.
  3. 6. Main fish caught my fishermen off the east coast of Canada until 1992.
  4. 9. Unit used to measure one's ecological footprint.
  5. 10. Term for the liquid chemical byproducts produced during mining activities.
  6. 12. Mining that is least scaring on the landscape and usually the most dangerous for miners.
  7. 15. Province which has the greatest number of saw mills in Canada.
  8. 16. Type of forestry that focuses on harvesting mature trees and that is least disruptive to the natural environment.
  9. 17. Staple crop produced in Canada, used in particular for feeding livestock and also refined for use in consumer goods such as pop.
Down
  1. 1. Type of fishing activity done seasonally by families using smaller boats contributing to about 10% of the annual catches.
  2. 2. Today, this industry directly employs 2.1 million Canadians and generates approx. $100 billion annually to Canada's GDP.
  3. 3. Technology that has greatly contributed to greater fish catches by commercial trawlers.
  4. 4. This province has been called the "Saudi Arabia" of uranium mining in Canada.
  5. 7. Province which generates the most nuclear energy.
  6. 8. Type of farming practiced near population centres, highly mechanized with a focus on dairy products, fruits & vegetables, pork and poultry.
  7. 11. 51% of Canada's most productive agricultural land is found within this province.
  8. 13. Province in which Canada's greatest oil and natural gas deposits are located.
  9. 14. Province which generates the most hydroelectricity.