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What About Canada’s Economy?

What About Canada’s Economy?. To many people, Canada’s economy is still all about grain elevators and natural resources. Do you have an accurate idea of what Canada’s economy is all about? To find out, answer the following questions. Do more Canadians work…. in agriculture?. or in education?.

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What About Canada’s Economy?

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  1. What About Canada’s Economy? • To many people, Canada’s economy is still all about grain elevators and natural resources.

  2. Do you have an accurate idea of what Canada’s economy is all about? To find out, answer the following questions.

  3. Do more Canadians work… • in agriculture? • or in education?

  4. And the Answer Is… • More than three times as many Canadians work in education than in agriculture!

  5. Do more Canadians work… • in transportation and warehousing? • or in forestry and mining?

  6. And the Answer Is… • More than twice as many Canadians work in transportation and warehousing than in forestry and mining.

  7. Do more Canadians work… • in manufacturing? • or in wholesale and retail trade?

  8. And the Answer Is… • More Canadians work in wholesale and retail trade than in manufacturing.

  9. In Fact… • Most Canadian workers are not lumberjacks, farmers, or miners; nor are they factory workers. • Instead, most Canadians have jobs in which they provide an enormous range of services.

  10. But all parts of the economy are vital… • Primary industries (fishing, agriculture, forestry, mining, and oil and gas) provide essential raw materials and important export commodities.

  11. In Making Connections… • Fishing is covered in Chapter 23. • Agriculture is covered in Chapter 24.

  12. Forestry is covered in Chapter 25. • Mining is covered in Chapter 26. • Energy is covered in Chapter 27.

  13. Canadians could not live without the products of secondary industries (manufacturing and construction). In addition, we export many manufactured products. In Making Connections… • Manufacturing is covered in Chapter 28.

  14. Services of all types are called tertiary industries. • Services are covered in Chapter 29. • Transportation is covered in Chapter 30. • Communications are covered in Chapter 31.

  15. Here is what to look for in the chapters of this unit: • What makes this industry special? • What is the geographic distribution of the industry? • What are the future prospects of this industry? • What are YOUR job prospects in this industry?

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