canada's economic identity

Question 1

what is a primary industry?

Answer 1

The sector of the economy characterized by the
extraction of natural resources from the earth or sea.

Question 2

what are the 6 primary industries?

Answer 2

Agriculture, fishing, hunting, trapping, forestry, logging, energy, mining, and water.

Question 3

what is a secondary industry?

Answer 3

An industry that creates a finished, usable product.

Question 4

what is secondary manufacturing?

Answer 4

Secondary manufacturing produces capital goods
(products used by businesses) and consumer goods
(products purchased by individuals).

Question 5

what is a tertiary service/industry?

Answer 5

Industries that do not make a product or extract
resources from the earth, but provide necessary
services to consumers and other businesses.

Question 6

what are blue and white-collar jobs?

Answer 6

Blue-collar jobs require more physical labour. White-collar jobs involve working in an office.