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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks:

   1. Lumbering usually begins in _________ months.
   2. About 90 per cent of trees in Canada are __________.
   3. The needle-shaped leaves of the coniferous trees check excessive _________.
   4. _________ is the place in a lumber camp where the lumberjacks sleep.
   5. _________ are the loggers, who move the logs down the stream.
2. 2.

   Match the following:

   Column A	Column B
   1. Mackinaw	(a) Rectangular log
   2. Turkey	(b) Loggers who cut the logs after the trees have been felled.
   3. Chuck	(c) Heavy woollen garment worn by lumbermen
   4. Cant	(d) Food of Lumberjacks
   5. Sawyers	(e) Canvas Grain Bag

    

3. 3.

   What is lumbering? Who are the lumberjacks?

4. 4.

   Explain how the Napoleonic wars created a demand for timber. What were its consequences?

5. 5.

   Why is lumbering a highly developed industry in Canada?
6. 6.

   Give three characteristics of the coniferous trees which make them suitable for lumbering.