geo unit 3 deck cards Flashcards
what is an industry?
Goods and services and the production of them for economic gain. can have multiple industries within an area
what is a resource?
A physical material people need and has value
what is sustainability?
The ability to meet our own needs without
compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their needs
what are the Canadian Industrial Sectors?
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary
Industries
what are Primary Industries?
Primary Industries harvest Raw Materials to use to make goods
Examples: Fish, mining, forestry, agriculture
what are Secondary Industries?
Secondary Industries take the raw materials and
turns them into consumer goods
examples: cars, bikes, couches, desks
what are Tertiary Industries?
Tertiary Industries takes the finished product and sells it to you. These are service-based industries that sell or provide you with a service in exchange for money.
examples: car dealers, walmart, superstores
what is the basic industry?
jobs that bring money into the
community
examples: miner, factory Worker, Hi-Tech Worker
what is the non-basic industry?
sells services to the community, but does not create wealth, thus money is only recycled
examples: hairdresser, teacher, bank teller, dentist
what is tourism?
Tourism is a unique service sector because it acts like an exported product by selling your country for profit.
what are Quaternary Industry?
The “High-tech” sector of the Canadian economy
what are the different forms of energy?
Solar, Wind, Fossil Fuels, Hydroelectricity, Nuclear
what are the advantages and disadvantages of coal?
advantages:
- important economically
- inexpensive to extract
disadvantages:
- it’s non-renewable
- bad for the environment
what is coal and how is the energy produced?
Remains of trees/plants that don’t decay and over time, create coal. To produce energy the Coal is burned.
what is oil & natural gas and how is the energy produced?
Remains of plants/animals that eventually went through heat/pressure. To produce energy, its burned, which powers a turbine.
what are the advantages and disadvantages of oil & natural gas?
advantages:
- abundant supply (we have a lot of it)
Disadvantages:
- non-renewable
- expensive to extract/time-consuming
- many negative environmental impacts
what is hydroelectricity and how is the energy produced?
running water turns the turbines that generate electricity
what are the advantages and disadvantages of hydroelectricity?
advantages:
- no air pollution
- renewable resource
- cheap to operate
- doesn’t require fossil fuels
- provides a lot of electricity
disadvantages:
- hydroelectric plants are expensive to build
- built far from communities, which means transmission lines are needed
- floods that can be harmful to the ecosystem
what is Nuclear Electricity and how is the energy produced?
Breakdown of radioactive uranium is used to produce heat, which turns the
turbines to generate electricity
what are the advantages and disadvantages of Nuclear Electricity?
advantages:
- an abundant supply of uranium
- transmission costs are low because the power plant can be built anywhere
- plants are cheap to operate
- no air pollution or carbon dioxide emitted
disadvantages
- to construct a power plant is very expensive
- radioactive material is very hazardous to humans
- waste products remain dangerous for a very long time
what is Thermoelectricity and how is the energy produced?
Oil, coal, and natural gas are burned to produce heat that boils water to produce steam. To produce energy, steam turns the turbines.
what are the advantages and disadvantages of Thermoelectricity?
advantages:
- plants are less expensive to build
- plants can be built anywhere
disadvantages
- cost of fuel is expensive, making it a costly form of electricity
- burning fuels creates massive amounts of air pollution
why does water go into our environment?
water goes into our environment because of
precipitation (water from the atmosphere that falls to earth including rain, snow, hail, and sleet)
why does water go out of our environment?
demands by the natural environment and
demand by humans