unit 5- natural resources

Question 1

what is a renewable resource

Answer 1

resources that replenish themselves after being used

Question 2

what is a non-renewable resource

Answer 2

resources that do not replenish themselves after being used

Question 3

example or renewable resources

Answer 3

solar and tidal energy

Question 4

example or non-renewable resources

Answer 4

oil, coal, nuclear energy

Question 5

what is a primary industry

Answer 5

the industry that gets the resource from the beginning by mining or fishing or however it is recovered from nature

Question 6

what is a secondary industry

Answer 6

the industry that manufactures the product and makes it ready to sell

Question 7

what is a tertiary industry

Answer 7

the industry that ships or sells the product

Question 8

why was fishing on the east coast so good

Answer 8

the ocean water off the east coast off canada were one of the worlds greatest fishing ground for 2 reasons. first a large range of fishing banks (water under 200m). second sunlight shines to the bottom of the ocean in this area which is ideal for plankton and attracts fish

Question 9

what is west coast fishing

Question 10

what collapsed in the fishing industry on the east coast

Answer 10

the east coast fishery collapsed in 1991. this was due to over-fishing, improved technology, uncontrolled foreign fishing, distructive fishing and changes in natural conditions. the gouvernment was forced to halt all fishing of northern cod and put major restrictions on all fishing in the area.

Question 11

what is canada’s position in the world and it’s impact

Answer 11

canada is a leader in natural resources and provides many of these resources to other places in the world. due to its large amount of land being the second biggest country in the world it has so many natural resources with a population that uses barely any. canada’s population is relatively small compared to how much land it has.

Question 12

what are changes and trends in farming

Question 13

types of logging

Question 14

ancaster’s forest region

Question 15

environmental impacts of logging

Question 16

what is sustained yield management

Answer 16

use of a renewable resource at a rate that allows the resource to renew itself.

Question 17

what are the 3 types of mining

Answer 17

strip mining
open pit mining
underground mining

Question 18

what is strip mining

Answer 18

used in minerals located near the surface such as oil sands where strips of land are removed by machines or blasting to access the mineral

Question 19

what is open pit mining

Answer 19

used for minerals near the surface and slightly deeper such as coal where pits are dug to retrieve the mineral

Question 20

what is underground mining

Answer 20

used to extract minerals found deep beneath such as potash the earth where shafts and tunnels are needed

Question 21

location of minerals (canadian shield)

Answer 21

The Canadian Shield is one of the world’s richest areas in terms of minerals such as nickel, gold, silver, and copper.

Question 22

what is the best region for fishing in the east coast

Answer 22

the grand banks is best and is known for its production of codfish

Question 23

what is verticle integration

Answer 23

situation whereby a company owns and operates every step in the process required to make the product

Question 24

what does true soil consist of

Answer 24

minerals
air
moisture
bacteria