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Use the following Atlas of Canada resources to answer questions 1 and
2
- Explore Our Maps
- People & Society » Nunavut » The Nunavut Mining Industry, 1999 » Active and Closed Mines in Nunavut Map
- Environment » Ecology » Threats to Ecosystem » Industrial Discharge Sites Map
- Environment » Ecology » Threats to Ecosystem » Sewage Treatment Map
- Environment » Ecology » Human Activities in Ecosystems » Mining Sites Map
- Reference Maps » International » North America Map
1. List 5 possible sources of pollution in the North? Ensure that some of your sources are different to the ones considered on the maps used in class. Be specific.
a. _________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________
d. _________________________________________________
e. _________________________________________________
2. Where do pollutants and contaminants come from outside of Nunavut specifically? List 5 areas.
a. _________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________
d. _________________________________________________
e. _________________________________________________
Use the following Atlas of Canada resources to answer question 3
- Explore Our Maps
- People & Society » Nunavut » Our Land » Drainage Basins (Nunavut) Map
- Freshwater » Distribution of Freshwater » Drainage Patterns Map
- Reference Maps » International » North Circumpolar Region Map
- Reference Maps » International » The World – Continents Map
3. How do pollutants get to Nunavut?
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Use the following Atlas of Canada resources to answer question 4
- Explore Our Maps
- People & Society » Nunavut » Our Land » Drainage Basins (Nunavut) Map
- Freshwater » Distribution of Freshwater » Drainage Patterns Map
- Reference Maps » Provincial and Territorial Outline » Provincial and Territorial Outline » Nunavut Map
- Reference Maps » International » North Circumpolar Region
Map
4. Once pollutants get to the North, where do they end up?
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5. What do you think are the effects of pollutants and contaminants in general on plants, animals and wildlife?
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Use the following Atlas of Canada resources to answer question 6
- Explore Our Maps
- Environment » Ecology » Threats to Ecosystem » Species at Risk Map
6. Using the Get Info from Map tool above the map, click
on an area of the map indicating that there are species at risk. In
the small window that opens, click on the Northern
Arctic link and
then list 5 species that are at risk in the north:
a. _________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________
d. _________________________________________________
e. _________________________________________________
7. As a step in the right direction, what could your community do to decrease the amount of pollution it creates? Give 5 suggestions.
a. _________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________
d. _________________________________________________
e. _________________________________________________
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