Non-Renewable Resources Canada LESSON and QUESTIONS

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1 Non-Renewable Resources Canada LESSON and QUESTIONS Energy In Canada, there are diverse and reliable renewable and non-renewable energy sources: oil, natural gas, hydroelectricity, coal, nuclear (uranium), solar, wind, tidal and biomass. Canada is the fifth largest energy producer in the world and the eighth largest consumer of energy. 1.Coal Resources Canada has about 1% of the world s coal resources. Depicted on the map are the major coal deposits in Canada, categorized by rank, and the locations of major coal fields and coal mines, major coal transportation routes and major coalpowered electrical generating stations. 2.Crude Oil and Natural Gas Resources Canada has significant proven reserves of crude oil (178 billion barrels). Canadian natural gas reserves were 58 trillion cubic feet as of year-end The map shows the major petroleumproducing fields (or pools) of conventional natural gas, crude oil and the oil sands, as well as the extensive pipeline network.

2 3.Uranium Resources Canada has about 8% of the world s unmined uranium resources, but accounts for some 25% of the global primary uranium production. The map shows districts with potential for uranium development, small occurrences of uranium, locations of uranium mines and facilities, and locations of nuclear facilities that generate electrical power.

3 4. Oil and Gas Fields, Pipelines and Processing Plants, 1970, Eastern Canada Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a collection of graphics and two maps. The first map shows the location of oil and gas fields, pipelines and processing plants for Eastern Canada. The second map shows distribution and production of coal for These maps are accompanied by a set of graphs providing coal production by type and province, total estimated reserves and value of all mineral production for Oil and Gas Fields, Pipelines and Processing Plants, 1970, Western Canada Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a set of two maps and two groups of graphs. The first map shows the location of oil and gas fields, pipelines and processing plants for Western Canada. The second map shows locations of crude oil, petroleum oil and natural gas pipelines as well as areas of sedimentary rocks in which oil and gas have been found or may be found. First map is the current pipelines, the second map is the PROPOSED pipeline

4 CURRENT Pipeline PROPOSED (not yet made) Pipeline

5 7.Energy and Minerals Contained within the 5th Edition (1978 to 1995) of the National Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the energy data in oil and gas fields and related infrastructure, and electricity generating stations and transmission lines; mineral data shown are mines and processing facilities. Selected railways also included. Tables identify all data on map. Non-Renewable Resources Questions 1. Where are the CLOSED coal resources mines located in Canada? 2. Where are the OPERATING coal plants/minds located in Canada? (Two main provinces) 3. What two provinces have NO crude oil and natural gas resources? 4. What two provinces have oil sands? 5. Where are uranium mines found in Canada? 6. Where is the PROPOSED uranium mine in Canada? 7. Where is the import point of Canada s natural gas? 8. Based on the current pipeline map, which pipeline looks the longest? 9. What is the shortest pipeline proposed? 10. Where is the In-situ region located in Canada? 20 marks total Terms with definitions to put in your notebook: Coal, biomass, Boreal Zone, Pipeline, Oil Sands