Types of Industry in Canada and Natural Resources

1. Wed., March 4, 2015 Types of Industry in CanadaandNatural Resources

2. Types of Industry • Do more Canadians work… • in agriculture? • or in education?

3. Types of Industry • More than three times as many Canadians work in education than in agriculture!

4. Types of Industry • Do more Canadians work… • in transportation • and warehousing? • or in forests • and mining?

5. Types of Industry • More than twice as many Canadians work in transportation and warehousing than in forestry and mining.

6. Types of Industry • Do more Canadians work… • in manufacturing? • or in wholesale • and retail trade?

7. Types of Industry • More Canadians work in wholesale and retail trade than in manufacturing.

8. Types of Industry • 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. • But all parts of the economy are vital…

9. 3 Types of Industry 1. Primary Industries • Extracting natural resources (raw materials) from the ground or water • e.g., mining, forestry, farming, fishing

10. Types of Industry 2. Secondary Industries • The processing of primary-industry products into finished goods (manufacturing) • e.g., auto assembly plants, factories

11. Types of Industry 3. Tertiary Industries • Providing services rather than goods (known as service sector) • e.g. healthcare facilities, stores, schools

12. Canada’s changing Economy • What has been the trend for each category over the years? • Which category has changed the most? • What conditions might bring about such remarkable change in economic categories?

13. Natural ResourceS • PRIMARY INDUSTRIES extract natural resources from earth • What are they? Natural materials from earth that are used to support life and meet people’s needs • What are some examples? • crops • soil • water • oil • plants • rocks • minerals • Wildlife

14. Two Basic Categories: 1. Renewable resources: • Resources which replace themselves naturally within a few months or years Eg. Farming (crops), trees, fish

15. Two Basic Categories: 2. Non-renewable resources: • Resources which take millions of years to replace themselves – they’re gone once used Eg. Mining (minerals, metals) & Fuels (oil, coal)

16. How products are made! Example: figure skates/speed skates Primary – iron ore, coal, limestone and other metals (for steel blade) - Raw animal hide for boot Secondary – steel is then processed into the skate blades - Leather boot is created - blade is added to the skate boot VOILA! You have a pair of skates, but WAIT! You want them… Tertiary – sports store that sells you the skates

17. Where did your ____ come from? • Think about a gift you have received lately, or an item you’ve purchased for yourself. • Now that you have chosen your item, think about the different industries that were involved in making that item. Using the figure skates/speed skates example, explain how your item was made.

18. “The Story of Stuff” with Annie Leonard • http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-stuff/ The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.