Test Your Sea Sense

Complete this quiz by circling one response to each item. The correct answers appear below.

1. When you encourage your family, friends, and neighbours to avoid using garden pesticides
2. 1. bald eagles on sea coasts have a better chance of raising healthy young
   2. bottom-feeding species like lobsters and crabs will be healthier
   3. beluga whales in the St. Lawrence Estuary will have a better chance of surviving
   4. all of the above
3. If you participate in a beach cleanup and post “No Dumping” signs along the shoreline
4. 1. sea birds will abandon their nests
   2. leatherback turtles will be encouraged to nest in Canada
   3. you’ll be helping to protect a sensitive aquatic habitat
   4. you’ll be depriving beach lovers of recreational enjoyment
5. The country with the longest coastline in the world is
6. 1. Russian Federation
   2. Canada
   3. United States
   4. Chile
7. Canada borders on the
8. 1. Atlantic, Pacific, and Antarctic oceans
   2. Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific oceans
   3. Atlantic and Pacific oceans
   4. Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans
9. The percentage of marine pollution caused by land-based human activities is
10. 1. five per cent
    2. 50 per cent
    3. 80 per cent
    4. 100 per cent
11. The number of litres of water used by the average Canadian each day is
12. 1. 130
    2. 370
    3. 200
    4. 75
13. The 200-nautical-mile limit is
14. 1. an ocean border that keeps foreign fishers out of our waters
    2. the longest distance a healthy bottlenosed dolphin can swim in a single day
    3. a nautical boundary within which maritime nations control who uses ocean resources
    4. the point beyond which it is unsafe for windsurfers to sail
15. Some unsustainable ocean activities are
16. 1. the overharvesting of marine species
    2. using cyanide and dynamite to harvest tropical marine fish and corals for aquariums
    3. discarding damaged fishing nets at sea and allowing these “ghost nets” to trap and kill countless marine creatures
    4. all of the above
17. Plastic debris in our seas is a big problem because
18. 1. it isn’t biodegradable
    2. it can choke and strangle marine creatures
    3. it pollutes oceans and coasts all over the world
    4. all of the above
19. Some activities that promote sustainable seas are
20. 1. reporting ocean polluters to the police
    2. not buying tuna-fish unless it has been harvested in “dolphin-safe” nets
    3. raising awareness in your community about the importance of healthy oceans to all living things
    4. all of the above

Answers: 1d 2c 3b 4b 5c 6b 7c 8d 9d 10d

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