The Balance of Payments That Canada Has Experienced Has Been

question 167

Multiple Choice

The balance of payments that Canada has experienced has been

• A) unfavourable for many years.
• B) favourable since Confederation.
• C) changing between favourable and unfavourable with about a seven year cycle.
• D) favourable for the last 30 years.
• E) unfavourable since Confederation.

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Definitions:

Competitive Exclusion

A principle that two species competing for the same resources cannot coexist at constant population values if other ecological factors remain constant.

Secondary Succession

An ecological succession that takes place after some disturbance destroys the existing vegetation; soil is already present. See succession.

Resource Partitioning

The process by which species adapt to competition by utilizing different parts of the available resources, reducing direct competition.

Realized Niche

The actual conditions and resources in which a species exists due to biotic and abiotic constraints, as opposed to its potential range.