Canada's Industries Flashcards
What is the connection between Earth’s resources and the Canadian economy?
Canada gets oil, gas, minerals, and timber from the land. These are sold to other countries, helping the economy grow.
When Canada sells more resources, the economy grows. It creates jobs and brings in money.
Canada sells a lot of resources, especially to the USA and China. This helps Canada’s wealth and GDP.
Canada makes many goods and services. Selling them helps the economy.
If we produce and sell more, the economy grows. If we produce and sell less, the economy shrinks.
What are the 4 sectors that make up Canada’s Industries?
Made up of 4 different sectors:
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
What is the primary industry?
Give an example
The primary industry takes natural resources from the Earth, like mining, fishing, farming, and oil and gas. These provide raw materials for other industries.
What is the secondary industry?
Give an example
The secondary industry takes raw materials and turns them into finished products. This includes manufacturing and construction.
How do Canadian primary industries and secondary industries depend on each other? Provide examples
Primary and secondary industries in Canada depend on each other. Primary industries provide raw materials, and secondary industries turn them into products. For example, mining gives metals for production in Quebec, and oil and gas provide fuel for making equipment in Ontario.
Why are the locations of primary & secondary industries related?
Primary and secondary industries are close because secondary industries need raw materials from primary industries. Primary industries are located where resources like forests, minerals, and oil are. Secondary industries are near these resources to get materials easily. For example, Ontario has manufacturing because it’s near resources, and Quebec focuses on metal production because of nearby mining.
What is the tertiary industry?
Provide an example
Why is this industry important?
The tertiary industry provides services like schools, hair salons, grocery stores, lawyers, and banking. It helps the economy by offering important services. As Canada’s economy grows, this industry has become bigger, with around 7.5 million workers. Retail is the biggest part of this industry and provides many jobs.
