Question | Answer |
Which sectors of the British Columbian economy are not growing in the early 21st century? | mining and forestry |
Which of the following is most likely to affect the British Columbian economy? | changing global commodity prices |
Which sector of the British Columbian economy employed the most workers in 2007? | services |
“Service industries, tourism, forestry, trade, agriculture, and manufacturing” describes which economic region of British Columbia? | Vancouver Island/Coast |
“Forestry, mining, agriculture, trade and manufacturing” describes which economic region of British Columbia? | Cariboo |
“Forestry, some mining, and tourism” describes which economic region of British Columbia? | Nechako |
“Forestry, commercial fishing, mining, mineral exploration, smelting, and pulp milling” describes which economic region of British Columbia? | North Coast |
“Forestry, mining, agriculture, and tourism” describes which economic region of British Columbia? | Thompson-Okanagan |
“Coal mining, mining and smelting, farming, logging, and tourism” describes which economic region of British Columbia? | Kootenay |
Which of the following is considered a non-renewable resource? | oil reserves in the North East |
Which of the following is considered a renewable resource? | fish stocks off Haida Gwaii |
Sustainability | seeks a balance between a sound economy and a concern for the environment |
Stewardship | means environmental resources are managed with a goal of sustaining these resources |
The mainstay of British Columbia’s exports is | forest products |
Allowable Annual Cut means | all trees cut must be replaced by new growth |
Amount of British Columbia’s land area set aside for parks in 1992 | 12% |
In response to protests about their practices, British Columbian forest companies are moving toward which harvesting method? | selective logging |
Which of the following is not an advantage of clear-cutting? | it is environmentally friendly |
Which of the following is not an advantage of selective logging? | it is a safer and less expensive method |
Which of the following makes economic sense in preserving old- growth forests? | they capture atmospheric carbon,they protect endangered species and
they provide recreational opportunities |
According to the government, what percentage of logs harvested in British Columbia are processed in British Columbia? | 95% |
Opponents of the export of raw logs believe that | exporting logs means exporting jobs,nearly 20 000 jobs have been lost through this practice and many companies take advantage of government regulations to export logs. |
The mountain pine beetle infestation is expected to kill how much of British Columbia’s interior pine forests? | 80% |
A problem resulting from the mountain pine beetle infestation is | that there is a potential for forest fires due to dry, dead trees and that it will take decades to regenerate forests. |
Which type of fish represented 55% of the total value of British Columbia’s fish catch in 1990? | salmon |
By 2005, salmon had dropped to what percentage of the total fish catch? | just 10% |
Which other industry has a major negative impact on salmon spawning? | forestry |
Which of the following has played a role in reducing salmon stocks? | habitat destruction,spawning area destruction and overfishing. |
Which other fish type has suffered a severe collapse? | eulachon |
International conservation of salmon is difficult because | too many different governments must approve any agreement |
Fish farming | contributes jobs to the economy,and can lead to disease outbreaks in wild fish stocks |
Which of the following is not cited as a negative impact of fish farming? | the fact that farmed fish drive down the price of “wild” fish |
Which of the following is the major use of British Columbia’s water resources? | drinking water |
Recently, BC Hydro has committed itself to | the building of environmentally friendly “min-hydro” projects |
The biggest problem affecting the Fraser River today is | pollution from a variety of sources |
The Fraser River has never been dammed because | the Fraser River is a major salmon spawning route |
The bulk export of fresh water from British Columbia | is regulated by the British Columbian government |
The total amount of British Columbia’s land surface which is potentially suitable for agriculture is | 15% |
In order to protect farmland in British Columbia, the government | created the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) |
Under the Agricultural Land Reserve, which of the following is not permitted? | building housing |
The greatest pressure on agricultural land comes from | urbanization |
Because of urbanization, the amount of land in the Agricultural Land Reserve | has declined |
If a golf course is built on land in the Agricultural Land Reserve | the land remains in the Agricultural Land Reserve |
A non-renewable resource | once used, cannot be replaced,can be reused through recycling and must be conserved if it is to last |
Open-pit mines have which advantage over traditional mines? | they are safer for miners |
A major environmental problem, especially from abandoned mines, is | acid rock drainage |
Mine tailings damage the environment by | producing acid rock drainage |
In order to cut greenhouse gas emissions, in 2008 the British Columbian government | introduced a carbon tax |
A new, controversial power resource is | Coalbed Methane Gas (CBG) |
Offshore oil and gas development in British Columbia | has been banned since 1972 |
In British Columbia, approximately how many people are employed in a service industry job? | 4 of 5 |
The high-tech sector makes up about 6% of British Columbia’s economy. It | employs more people than forestry and mining combined |
The largest part of the high-tech sector is | computer service |
Which of the following is not an example of a cultural tourist destination? | The West Coast Trail |
Tourism was established as an industry in British Columbia with | the completion of the CPR |
Which of the following is a reason American film companies make extensive use of British Columbia? | full range of production facilities, wide variety of landscapes and the mild climate |
Film production can be considered to be an ideal form of economic growth because | it is labour intensive,it is relatively non-polluting and it increases foreign investment |
The Georgia Basin | is British Columbia’s smallest region,is home to 75% of British Columbia’s population and faces severe pollution problems |
The Georgia Basin | faces a potential population growth of 40% in the next 20 years |
Other Coast Salish communities have objected to the Tsawwassen Treaty because | of overlapping land claims |