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about Prince Edward Island
what kind of animals would we find there?
what important natural resources are here?
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Prince Edward Island, Canada's seventh and smallest province, is affectionately referred to by its people as "the Island."
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Natural Resources:
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The 2 major resources of the Island are the soil and the sea. Mineral resources have not been discovered in commercial quantities although trace deposits of coal, uranium, vanadium and other minerals exist.Agriculture, based on the rich soil and temperate climate of the province, is the most important primary resource industry.Fishing, especially for lobster and cod , is the second important resource industry of the Island. A supplementary shellfish fishery includes scallops, oysters, clams and lately mussels.
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he deep red soil of PEI is the result of a high concentration of iron oxides in the rock
Animals Found in the Island:
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The largest land mammal in the park is the coyote. It preys on snowshoe hare and other small mammals, amphibians and birds. Other common mammals are the red fox, beaver, mink, weasel, racoon, skunk, muskrat and red squirrel.
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For further info:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006481#SEC918526
http://www.pc.gc.ca/apprendre-learn/prof/sub/eco/itm5/fi-lr3/pei-ipe_E.asp
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Natural Resources:
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The 2 major resources of the Island are the soil and the sea. Mineral resources have not been discovered in commercial quantities although trace deposits of coal, uranium, vanadium and other minerals exist.Agriculture, based on the rich soil and temperate climate of the province, is the most important primary resource industry.Fishing, especially for lobster and cod , is the second important resource industry of the Island. A supplementary shellfish fishery includes scallops, oysters, clams and lately mussels.
he deep red soil of PEI is the result of a high concentration of iron oxides in the rock
Animals Found in the Island:
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The largest land mammal in the park is the coyote. It preys on snowshoe hare and other small mammals, amphibians and birds. Other common mammals are the red fox, beaver, mink, weasel, racoon, skunk, muskrat and red squirrel.
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For further info:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006481#SEC918526
http://www.pc.gc.ca/apprendre-learn/prof/sub/eco/itm5/fi-lr3/pei-ipe_E.asp
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