Lecture 9 - BC Flashcards
What percent of trees go to USA?
50 percent
What is BC population of Canada?
13.1 percent
How much area of Canada does BC cover?
9.5 percent
What is BC GDP?
12.7 percent
What is BC unemployment?
6.7 percent
What percent of BC has French as mother tongue
1.3 percent
How many indigenous people in BC?
5.3 percent
BC has a lot of what kind of land?
unseeded land
BC is apart of what coastal region?
Cascadia
What is BC winter weather like?
Cold and wet
Which part of BC has the most rain
West coast of Vancouver Island
Why does BC west coast see so much rain?
orographic lifting
North Shore has how much more rain then Richmond
1 meter
Richmond has how much more rain then Tsawwassen
1/2 meter
James Cook lands where and when?
1778 Nootka Sound
What did James Cook trade?
sea otter pelts, beavers, fish
What brings First Nations into BC
Beringa
When does BC join Confederation?
1871
When did Britain and US set borders?
1846
What percent of BC is covered with trees?
65%
What is BC greatest asset?
forests
What percent of trees does BC export world wide?
21 percent
What is key to forest industry
sustainable
what is there boom bust nature in forestry?
because of trade with USA, softwood lumber dispute
What are the two approaches to forestry?
clear cutting and selective logging
What were the technological cycle for forestry?
oxen, horses, flunes, steam donkey, helicopter
