Unit Two, Topic 4

Question 1

sustainability

Answer 1

being able to grow food and fibre while keeping our natural systems healthy for the long term

Question 2

The most common crops grown in alberta

Answer 2

Wheat
Oats
Canola
Barley
Legumes
Potatoes
Alfalfa

Question 3

another word for watering crops using a system of large pipes and sprinklers

Answer 3

irrigate

Question 4

only one type of plant in a field is called a

Answer 4

monoculture

Question 5

Another word for the variety of plants and animals found in an ecosystem

Answer 5

diversity

Question 6

6 common tree species in Alberta

Answer 6

1. Lodgepole Pine
2. White Spruce
3. Black Spruce
4. Aspen
5. White Birch
6. Tamarack (Larch)

Question 7

Soil erosion

Answer 7

soil that is blown away by the wind and water

Question 8

Which trees are used for lumber?

Answer 8

Lodgepole pine, White Birch, and Tamarack

Question 9

What trees are used for paper

Answer 9

Black spruce, aspen and white spruce

Question 10

How long ago was the plough invented?

Answer 10

5000 years ago

Question 11

Cultivators

Answer 11

machines that are used to prepare and fertilize soil

Question 12

An advantage of growing crops in monoculture

Answer 12

farmers can use large farm machinery to grow crops over a larger area

Question 13

Disadvantage of using a plough

Answer 13

it’s more expensive

Question 14

what is monoculture

Answer 14

one crop that I grown all over the field and is a way to use energy more efficiently

Question 15

what is diversity (as it relates to an ecosystem)

Answer 15

A measure of how many different species live in a ecosystem.

Question 16

what is irrigation

Answer 16

The use of a system of large pipes and sprinklers to water crops

Question 17

Which Alberta trees are used for lumber? Which are used for paper?

Answer 17

Black spruce, Aspen, and White spruce, are all used for paper and Lodgepole Pine is used for building walls and roofs, and White Birch, and Tamarack are used for wood .

Question 18

What percentage value of forest products are used for pulp & paper?

Answer 18

Lumber-23%
door,sash,shingles, and other millwork-9%
Other paper products-16%
Kitchen cabinets,boxes other wood products- 4%
Veneer and plywood- 3%

Question 19

Describe an example of a modern technology that is used to help grow or harvest plants for food or fibre.

Answer 19

One example of modern technology that is used to help grow food, is machines called cultivators that are used to prepare and fertilize soil.