Chapter 8 (Prospects for Canadian Manufacturing) Flashcards
Understand and remember the definitions
What is a primary industry
an industry that focuses on producing or extracting natural resources. This sector includes forest industries, agriculture, mining, and fishing.
What is a secondary industry
an industry that focuses on making things using the products of primary industries. This sector includes manufacturing, construction, and utilities (the provision and distribution of electricity, water, natural gas, etc.).
What is a tertiary industry?
an industry that focuses on providing services. This sector includes “everything else” that is not included in the primary and secondary industries.
What is a knowledge based industry
manufacturing based on the ideas, knowledge, and skills of a well-educated workforce. These industries are also referred to as quaternary industries.
What is total stock?
all parts of the natural environment including energy, living organisms, and non-living materials. For example, sunlight, trees, and water are all part of the total stock.
What is a resource, and how is something considered a resource?
A resource is anything that can be used to produce goods and services, such as raw materials, workers, money, and land. Something becomes a resource when deemed valuable and useable for the economy.
What are Flow Resources
resources that are replaced by natural actions and must be used when and where they occur or be lost. Sunlight, wind, and water currents are all vital examples.
What are renewable resources?
they are resources that can be regenerated if used carefully. A couple of examples are soil, forests, and fish stocks.
What are non-renewable resources?
they are limited resources that cannot be replaced once they are used up. A few examples are fossil fuels and minerals.
What are water stores?
Places in the world where water is stored
What are water flows?
Mechanisms by which stores move from one reserve to another
What does intensive farming do?
involves relatively small areas of land, requires large amounts of labor, is located near urban areas, and produces dairy products for the nearby large population
What does extensive farming do?
involves large areas of land, requires relatively small amounts of labor, and produces products such as wheat and cooking oil for export
What is one of the easiest resources to recycle?
Aluminum
Where are commercial forests located?
near roads, and railways, aiding shipping easily to the market
