Natural Resources Geography of Canada

Defining Natural Resources Natural resources :are non-man made natural components of the Earth which has a value to humans (we use it for something) What are some examples of naturally occurring substances that humans use? What are some examples of naturally occurring substances that humans do not use? Might some of these be used by humans later on?

Natural Resources Natural resources come in two basic categories Renewable resources : are resources which regenerate themselves naturally within 100 years or less (forests, etc..) Non-renewable resources: are resources which take millions of years to regenerate themselves (gold, silver, copper, etc…)

Industry Most Canadian’s contribute to Canada’s ECONOMY by: 1) being employed and producing something in that job - (it might be an object or an idea…) 2) Spending the money they earn on goods (things) or services (restaurants, dry cleaning, hiring a painter.. You get the idea… THIS IS COMMONLY CALLED AN ECOMIC CYCLE: - Money is earned and spent.

Industry Industry is basically a way of classifying in what economic area your job falls into. We will learn about that later

Types of Industry Much of Canada’s (but not all) industries are connected to raw natural resources directly or indirectly…. The jobs that dig it out, or cut it down (miners, lumber jack) The job that transports it to another factory The factory jobs that make the parts from the RAW natural resource The jobs that take the parts, put them together and make something new… The guy who sells the stuff…

Types of Industry Do more Canadians work… in agriculture? or in education?

What is Industry? Industry refers to types of employment, organized by sector (type of industry), where people work. Many types of industry exist in Canada and around the world. - Government (federal, provincial) - Mining, forestry, fishing, - Tourism, - Auto Manufacturing Industry - Transportation Industry ….. Just to name a few……

Types of Industry More than three times as many Canadians work in education than in agriculture!

Types of Industry Do more Canadians work… in transportation and warehousing? or in forests and mining?

Types of Industry More than twice as many Canadians work in transportation and warehousing than in forestry and mining.

Types of Industry Do more Canadians work… in manufacturing? or in wholesale and retail trade?

Types of Industry More Canadians work in wholesale and retail trade than in manufacturing.

Types of Industry Most Canadian workers are not lumberjacks, farmers, or miners (that was more than 50 years ago); nor are they factory workers (that ended with high tech in the 1980’s). Instead, most Canadians have JOBS in which they provide an enormous range of services. But all parts of the economy are vital…

Types of Industry 4 Main Types of Industry Primary Industries (raw resources) Secondary Industry (manufacturing) Tertiary Industry (services) Quaternary Industry (High Tech, Research)

Types of Industry Primary Industries Extracting of raw materials (resources in their natural form) from the ground or water e.g., mining, forestry, farming, fishing

Types of Industry Secondary Industries Manufacturing products by putting things together e.g., auto assembly plants, factories

Types of Industry Tertiary Industries Providing services to others e.g., doctors, lawyers, teachers, sales people, mechanic, television producer, trucker

Types of Industry Quaternary Industries Non traditional jobs High Tech, Research

Types of Industry Goods and Services You hear a lot about goods and services but what are they? Goods: are tangible (real) things you manufacture (make) Making mittens, cars, tables etc… Services: Are things you DO (service) for OTHERS Clean the house, do heart surgery, selling a car or book

Types of Industry Each of the different types of industries, no matter primary, secondary, tertiary, or quaternary have jobs that are considered either basic jobs or non-basic job types.

Types of Jobs: Basic/ Non-Basic Basic and non-basic jobs are connected to who buys what you have made…. Is the money used to buy something recycled in your community or does it come outside? Basic JOB: you make a painting (a good) and a guy from California buys your painting Non- basic JOB: You work at Mac’s Milk at the corner store. The key here is money drives every economy, if you do not have enough basic jobs, no new money comes to town and your town will decrease economically.

Types of Industry Job Types: Basic Jobs: Selling goods or services to people outside of the local community Bringing new money into the local economy e.g., manufacturing something in your home town then selling it somewhere else You have saw mill in BC and you sell lumber to a builder in Ottawa: The money you bring in from the sale is from outside your community

Types of Industry Non-Basic Industries Selling goods or services to people within the local community Recycling existing money in the local economy e.g., getting your haircut at a local barber Fry guy at McDonald’s restaurant. No one from Montreal comes to Barrhaven to spend money on getting their hair cut or for your fries!!!.

Types of Industry Case Study: The company you work for is Black and Decker. They close the factory in town. You have a town of 15 000 people. 500 people work at Black and Decker. This one plant closure causes over 2500 to lose their jobs How do we get to 2500 losing their jobs if the plant only employed 500??