Non-governmental organization: Non-governmental organizations are legally constituted corporations created by natural or legal people that operate independently from any form of government.
1. Describe the process of hydraulic fracturing. 2. What are the environmental and human considerations of 'fracking'? 3. Was the video's inquiry balanced, i.e. were multiple perspectives covered? 4. What is the message of Shattered Ground? 5. Evaluate the efficacy of proceeding with fracking to obtain hydrocarbons.
Round 7 Canadian Parks
1. Jasper National Park is located in this province.
2. Auyuittuq National Park, ‘the land which never melts,’ is located in this territory.
3. Takkakaw Falls is a major attraction in Yoho National Park, located in the Cordillera of this province.
4. Mount Logan, Canada’s highest peak, is located in this national park in Yukon.
5. The Greenwich sand dunes form part of this province’s only national park.
6. Riding Mountain National Park is located in this province.
7. Froillion National Park is located on this major peninsula of Québec.
8. This river passes through Thousand Islands National Park.
9. Kouchibouguac was established to conserve coastal sand dunes and salt marshes along the Gulf of St. Lawrence in this province.
10. Gros Morne National Park is located in this province.
All of the questions in this round deal with cattle.
1. Aberdeen Angus cattle originated from this part of the United Kingdom.
2. Holstein cattle originated in this European country through the settlement of Germanic tribes.
3. Approximately 40% of beef cattle in Canada are found on ranches in this province.
4. Approximately 40% of dairy cattle in Canada are found on farms in this province.
5. This cheese, the most commonly consumed worldwide, originated from Somerset County in the United Kingdom.
6. Wild Banteng cattle are considered as endangered on the islands of Java and Borneo in this country.
7. The last Auroch, an extinct wild cow, died in 1627 near Warsaw, the capital of this country.
8. Cattle were first domesticated approximately 10,500 years ago in the mountainous region south of Lake Van, in the eastern part of this country.
9. The Canadienne, the only breed of dairy cattle developed in Canada, is the descendent of animals originally brought by settlers from this province of northern France.
10. This food made from fermented cow’s milk has become very popular in Canada.
Round 5: Understanding the Hazards
These questions explore natural hazards.
1. Major flooding along the Bow River damaged this Canadian city in 2013.
2. Tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean are called hurricanes. What term is used for these storms in the South Pacific Ocean?
3. The Enhanced Fujita Scale is used to compare the strengths of these weather events.
4. Volcanic eruptions in this country disrupted air travel over Europe in 2010.
5. This natural hazard results when clouds form at the surface of the ground or water.
6. Sichuan, China and Honshu, Japan are two areas where these geological hazards have destroyed buildings and killed many people.
7. Eruptions of volcano Soufriere in the 1990s destroyed Plymouth, the former capital of this British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean.
8. On 15 February 2013, 1,500 people were injured by airblasts when a meteor passed over Chelyabinsk in this country.
9. “Hailstone Alley” extends along a north-south axis in this Canadian province.
10. Repeated flooding along the Assiniboine and Red Rivers has caused problems in this Canadian province.
1. Where does the custom of having lawns come from? 2. What are the resources needed to maintain lawns? 3. What are the environmental and human impacts of ubiquitous lawns? 4. What could be planted instead of lawns?
Working in partners begin with the links below. Choose and sign up for an endangered species or species at risk. Create a presentation that gives the background on your animal's habitat, diet and life cycle. Highlight the threats your animal is experiencing and make suggestions for its future survival.
1. What is the difference between the geographic North pole and the magnetic North Pole? 2. What is the cause of the Earth's magnetic field? 3. What is the magnetosphere and what does it do? 4. What are the possible consequences of pole reversal? 5. What will be the impact of pole reversal on our world, technology and migratory animals? 6. What can we do about pole reversal?