SS10 – Horizons Chpt 9 (3)
Agriculture and Mining
Directions: Read pages 367-372 in your text Horizons: Canada Moves West
1. On a separate piece of paper, provide definitions for the following terms; dumping the quick selling of surplus products at a greatly reduced price marketing board a government group that regulates the selling of products to protect a region’s economic interests tenant farmers people who farm rented land unprocessed in their raw form, not processed open pit mining a mining operation that uncovers a mineral deposit by means of excavating a hole tailings waste left after the mining process
2. On a separate piece of paper, answer the following questions using COMPLETE
SENTENCES; a.
What are some of the problems a modern day farmer must face. What have
Okanagan farmers done to make a more profitable living? (2 mks for quality of explanation and details)
-the industry is vulnerable to periods of prosperity and crisis….have to deal with climate, pests, price fluctuations, dumping of cheap foreign products, rising production costs, industry regulations.
-Okanagan farmers have changed to become large-scale operations, introduced new varieties of products (grapes for wine, ginseng, vegetables, fruits) to try to up the quality and service high end specialty markets…ie cherries to Japan b.
What is the ALR? Why and when was it enacted? (2 mks for quality of description and inclusion of details.) c.
–Agricultural Land Reserve
-legislation was passed to protect farm land from urbanization
- Passed the law in 1973 d.
Why is B.C.’s mining industry vulnerable to world metal prices? What is the usual life span of a mine and what usually happens after it is finished? (2 mks for quality of response and inclusion of details)
-most minerals are exported in their raw form
-life span of a mine is on average 25 years….the mine closes down and the surrounding town is often depreciated….people flee and the town becomes a ‘ghost town’…ie Barkerville,
Crowsnest, Corbin, Michel/Natal, Hosmer, Coal Creek, Morrissey, Waldo

e.
What are some of the environmental concerns regarding mining in B.C.? Be specific and provide examples. (2 mks for quality of description and details)
-open rock faces, tailings that are toxic…sulphuric acid is formed when rock is exposed to air and water. It enters the watershed and plants are often damaged by the acidic water.
3. Read “Southern Exposure: Where Have All the Mines Gone?” found on page 373-374 of your text. In your own words, describe why B.C.’s mining industry declined during the 1990’s. Where have the mines gone and why have they left?
You will be marked out of 5 for the quality of your response and evidence that you have read the article.
Total: ____/ 19