What area in Canada is most productive for timber?

What area in Canada is most productive for timber?

A) the Maritime Provinces.
B) Ontario.
C) the Northwest Territories.
D) British Columbia.
E) the Prairie Provinces.


Answer: D

The area in Canada where fishing dominates the economy is

The area in Canada where fishing dominates the economy is

A) the Maritime Provinces.
B) Ontario.
C) the Northwest Territories.
D) the Prairie Provinces.
E) British Columbia


Answer: A

The region with the lowest percent of the labor force directly engaged in agriculture is

The region with the lowest percent of the labor force directly engaged in agriculture is

A) Western Europe.
B) North America.
C) Eastern Europe.
D) North Africa.
E) East Asia.


Answer: B

In the last twenty years the region of the world that has experienced a decline in food production compared to population growth is

In the last twenty years the region of the world that has experienced a decline in food production compared to population growth is

A) South Asia.
B) Southeast Asia.
C) Sub-Saharan Africa.
D) Central America.
E) East Asia.


Answer: C

Hog production is nearly nonexistent in Southwest Asia and North Africa because

Hog production is nearly nonexistent in Southwest Asia and North Africa because

A) the lack of rainfall inhibits production.
B) the climatic conditions are not favorable.
C) culturally the population prefers lamb.
D) cultural taboos exist on eating pork.
E) none of the above.


Answer: D

All of the following are ways for a country or region to increase the food supply except

All of the following are ways for a country or region to increase the food supply except

A) increase the amount of land in production.
B) increase farm subsidies.
C) increase agricultural productivity.
D) identify new sources of food.
E) import more food.


Answer: B