Geo: Natural Resources Compilation - stats (Canada + P/T)

Natural resources are…

land or raw materials that occur naturally within environments that exist relatively undisturbed by mankind, in a natural form

Renewable energy sources….

can be replenished fairly easily, within a human life span

Non-renewable resources…

cannot be replenished in our lifetime

Canada has access to more than ___% of the world’s surface ___

20% of the world’s surface freshwater

Canada has access to more than % of the world’s renewable __

7% of the world’s renewable water flow

On average, Canadians use about ____ litres of water every day

223 litres of water every day

Canada is one of the ___ per capita users of __ in the world

largest per capita users of freshwater in the world

There are ___ long-term _ in __ communities across Canada

32 long-term boil-water advisories in 28 communities across Canada

__% of Canada’s area is composed of ______

35% of Canada’s area is composed of forests

__% of the world’s forests are in Canada

9% of the world’s forests are in Canada

Canada ranks ___ in timber production globally

4th in timber production globally

The annual deforestation rate in Canada is _

less than 0.02%

Fossil fuels available are…

natural gas, oil, and coal

Canada is the ___ largest oil producer

5th largest oil producer

Canada has the world’s _______ largest proven ___________

3rd largest proven oil reserves

Canada holds one of the largest ______ in the world, behind Saudi Arabia and _________

oil reserves in the world, behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela

Available renewable energy includes ___

hydro, wind, biomass, tidal, geothermal, solar

________ is not a source of renewable energy (don’t need to write entire sentence)

nuclear power

Renewable energy sources provide almost ___% of Canada’s total __ supply

20% of Canada’s total primary energy supply

__________ is the most important renewable energy source in Canada, accounting for ___% of Canada’s ______ generation

Hydro is the most important renewable energy source in Canada, accounting for 60% of Canada’s electricity generation

____ is the second most important __ energy source in Canada, accounting for ___% of Canada’s electricity generation

Wind is the second most important renewable energy source in Canada, accounting for 3.5% of Canada’s electricity generation

Canada is one of ___ countries that uses ____________ generation

30 countries that uses nuclear power generation

_______ and ________ are the only provinces with operating __________

Ontario and New Brunswick are the only provinces with operating nuclear power plants

Canada is the second largest producer of _______ and the _____ largest ____ of ___ in the world

uranium and the 4th largest exporter of uranium in the world

Canada accounted for __% of global production of uranium in 2019

13% of global production of uranium in 2019

________ power generation accounted for around __% of Canada’s electricity in 2018

nuclear power generation accounted for around 15% of Canada’s electricity in 2018

______ does not emit ______________

nuclear power generation does not emit greenhouse gas emission

Canada produces ___ minerals and metals from almost _____ mines and _______ sand, ______, and _______ quarries

60 minerals and metals from almost 200 mines and 6500 sand, gravel, and stone quarries

In the NWT, _ ___ and _ ___ production have been increasing over the past decade

crude oil and natural gas production have been increasing over the past decade

In NWT, approximately ___% of electricity comes from _

60% of electricity comes from hydro

In NWT, _______ is used for power generation in remote communities

diesel is used for power generation in remote communities

In Nunavut, electricity is mainly generated by _______ in communities not connected by roads or power lines

diesel in communities not connected by roads or power lines

In Nunavut, transportation accounts for ___ of the total final energy demand

half of the total final energy demand

In Nunavut, no _ ____ is used

no natural gas is used

In Quebec, _ ____ arrives through pipeline, ____, and tankers to two refineries

crude oil arrives through pipeline, rail, and tankers to two refineries

In Quebec, ________ stations generate around __% of Quebec’s electricity

hydroelectric stations generate around 95% of Quebec’s electricity

Quebec has approximately _________ wind turbines

1990 wind turbines

In Newfoundland and Labrador, ___ production occurs offshore

crude oil production occurs offshore

Newfoundland and Labrador is the ___ largest ___ producer, behind Alberta and ___________

3rd largest oil producer, behind Alberta and Saskatchewan

Newfoundland and Labrador generates ___% of electricity from _____ sources

95% of electricity from hydro sources

Yukon has the ________ end-use energy demand per person in Canada

lowest end-use energy demand per person in Canada

Yukon generates the majority of its ______ from ______ sources

electricity from hydro sources

Yukon has no ________, so all ___ products are imported

refinery, so all oil products are imported

BC produces about __% of Canada’s natural gas

34% of Canada’s natural gas

Many __________ have been proposed in BC to export liquefied _________ on ships

large-scale facilities have been proposed in BC to export liquefied natural gas on ships

___% of BC’s electricity comes from ___ sources

90% of BC’s electricity comes from hydroelectric sources

Alberta is the largest __________ of ___ and natural gas

producer of crude oil and natural gas

In Alberta, ________ was dominated by _____ and natural gas, but ______ is to be phased out by 2030

electric generation was dominated by coal and natural gas, but coal is to be phased out by 2030

In Alberta, _________ is dominated by the _______ sector

energy demand is dominated by the industrial sector

Saskatchewan produces ___% of the total Canadian ___, second to Alberta

10% of the total Canadian crude oil, second to Alberta

____ generation is currently dominated by ____ and __ in Saskatchewan

power generation is currently dominated by coal and natural gas in Saskatchewan

The ___ coal plant includes ______ capture and storage technology (in Saskatchewan)

Boundary Dam coal plant includes carbon capture and storage technology

Manitoba has 15 ________ generating stations

hydroelectric generating stations

___% of Manitoba’s ___ is generated from hydro

97% of Manitoba’s electricity is generated from hydro

Manitoba has approximately ____ wind turbines

133 wind turbines

Ontario produces less than ___% of Canadian ___ and ___ production

1% of Canadian oil and gas production

Ontario is the ____ largest producer of ___ in Canada with __ nuclear power stations

2nd largest producer of electricity in Canada with 3 nuclear power stations

Around _% of electricity in Ontario is produced from __

90% of electricity in Ontario is produced from zero-carbon-emitting sources

The majority of electricity consumed by PEI comes from __

New Brunswick

Electricity generated in PEI is ___% _____

99% wind

PEI doesn’t produce ____ or have a ___

crude oil, natural gas, or have a refinery

In Nova Scotia, __ ended in 2018

offshore natural gas production ended in 2018

The primary source of electricity generation in Nova Scotia is ______

coal

Nova Scotia has the only ___________ in North America

tidal power generating station in North America

New Brunswick has the __________ in Canada

largest refinery in Canada

The only province outside of Ontario with ___ is New Brunswick

nuclear power is New Brunswick

New Brunswick generates power from ____________________________________

hydro, wind, biomass, oil, coal, and natural gas

Canada is the _ regarding the production of ___

global leader regarding the production of potash