Canada’s forested land can be divided into two categories: commercial forest and non-commercial forest. a) Explain the difference between the two.   b) Where would you expect to find each? Hint: Refer to Figure 5-13.    c) What natural and human factors would contribute to an area being included in one category or the other?

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Canada’s forested land can be divided into two categories: commercial forest and non-commercial forest.

a) Explain the difference between the two.

 

b) Where would you expect to find each? Hint: Refer to Figure 5-13. 

 

c) What natural and human factors would contribute to an area being included in one category or the other?

Selected Major Pulp and
Paper Mils and Sawmills
I West coast forest
I Cordilleran forest
Taiga forest
Boreal forest
Mixed forest
O Major pulp and paper mill
• Major sawmil
1000
km
A Figure 5-13 This map shows some of the major pulp and paper mills and sawmils in
Canada. Is there a pattern to their lacations? In addition to the five farest regions, small
amounts of forested land are in the Prairies and in che area north of the caiga forest. A
very small part of the United Scates's deciduous forest region is located in the extreme
southern part of Ontario. This region is also called the Carolinian forest. Why are major
sawmills and pulp and paper mills rare in Southern Ontario!
Transcribed Image Text:Selected Major Pulp and Paper Mils and Sawmills I West coast forest I Cordilleran forest Taiga forest Boreal forest Mixed forest O Major pulp and paper mill • Major sawmil 1000 km A Figure 5-13 This map shows some of the major pulp and paper mills and sawmils in Canada. Is there a pattern to their lacations? In addition to the five farest regions, small amounts of forested land are in the Prairies and in che area north of the caiga forest. A very small part of the United Scates's deciduous forest region is located in the extreme southern part of Ontario. This region is also called the Carolinian forest. Why are major sawmills and pulp and paper mills rare in Southern Ontario!
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