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NAME: Karen Dayanna Rodriguez Sanchez DATE:

Summit TV Activity Worksheet


(Unit 6)

TV Documentary: “Threats to Canada’s Humpback”

A. Which ideas are presented in the video? Check all that apply.
q The whale population in the North Pacific has come back from the brink of extinction.
q Whales pollute the water and threaten the Canadian water supply.
q Humpback whales prefer to raise their young in warmer waters.
q Boaters should know what to do if a whale is hit or gets caught in a net.
q Addiction to fossil fuels are harmful to whales because of noise and vessel strikes.
q New studies are needed for the whale populations in the Atlantic Ocean.

B. Circle the letter of the statement that best summarizes what each person says in
the video.
a. We need to stop using fossil fuels if whales are to survive.
b. It is amazing how much the humpback whale population has grown since
the 1960s.
c. Protecting humpback whales has destroyed the fishing industry.
1. Jackie Hildering
a. Increased tourism has helped the economies of small communities.
b. Allowing limited whale hunting would be good for the economy.
c. Small communities cannot handle the number of tourists coming to see the
whales.
2. Tavish Campbell
a. Tourists should not be allowed to take boats out to whale habitats.
b. With so many people in the area, it is hard to protect whales from hunters.
c. Whales should still be on the “threatened” list because they still face
dangers.
3. Craig Murray
a. The whales have more protection now that they are given “special concern.”
b. Blue whales should be given the same protection as humpback whales.
c. Whales continue to face many dangers even though they are no longer
hunted.
4. Brandy Yanchyk

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C. Circle the letter of the best choice to complete each statement.


1. Whaling was banned in .
a. 1957 b. 1966 c. 1967
2. In the 1966 there were whales in the North Pacific. Now there are
about 20,000.
a. 1,200–1,400 b. 12,000–14,000 c. 120–140
3. Changing humpback whales’ status from “threatened” to “special concern” means
.
a. there is less protection for the animals
b. there is more protection for the animals
c. limited hunting is allowed
4. will bring increased tanker traffic into the whale habitats.
a. Tourism b. A proposed oil pipeline c. New oil refineries

D. Respond in your own words.

1. List two new threats to whales mentioned in the video and explain how these threats put

whales in danger.

The first threat is the spillage of fuels and the second the large number of tourists on boats,

this represents threats to the welfare of the whales because engine noises could alter them

and fuels make them sick.

2. What impact has the rising whale populations had on British Columbia’s coastal

communities? Explain?

The increase in whales has had a positive impact on small communities because

it promotes tourism and increases economic in small towns.

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