CANADA’S LINKS TO THE WORLD Canada and World Connections

Get Connected Discuss with the person next to you, what does it mean to “be connected”? It means that you have a relationship with someone You are connected to your family, your friends because you have a relationship with them You need them and they need you Canada is connected to many countries around the world in the same way

Activity! Answer the following questions: Each day... WWhat do you eat? WWhat do you watch? WWhat do you listen to? WWhat do you use?

These items connect us to other countries! So many things come from other countries: TTV shows FFruits and vegetables MMusical artists CCell phones and other types of technology If you eat, use, or listen to something from another country, you are connected to that country!

Trade When different products are exchanged between Canada and another country it is called TRADE

More on Trade... Copy this graphic organizer into your book. Complete it by adding a definition for buying, selling, and exchanging. Trade Exchanging: Buying:Selling:

WHY do we participate in trade? Why do you think we participate in trade? The answer is obvious:  You didn’t have everything you need!  You may have too much of one item  Someone else may want what you have

Canadian Trade We participate in trade with other countries every day! When was the last time you ate a banana? When was the last time you walked past a banana tree?! We buy bananas from other countries because we can’t grow them in Canada Countries sell bananas because they have more than they need

Activity Read “Imports and Exports” Then, complete this brainstorm chart in your book: We will take it up as a class when you are done Why do we export? Why do we import? The country has an excess They can make money The country has a unique product that others want Wide variety of choices Better quality items are available To get products that we don’t have

Activity Review “Imports and Exports” Who are we linked to? Copy and complete the chart below: Import from or export to?CountryItem/service We import fromColumbiaCoffee beans We export toJapanCrops We import fromUSAFruits & vegetables We import fromJapanMP3 players We import fromChinaEverything!!!!

Homework! Learn more about importing Find 5 items at home – they can be anything food, electronics, toys, clothing... Check the sticker/tag/imprint to find out where it was made or where it came from Complete a T-chart ItemCountry it’s from

Everyone likes Canadian products, eh? We don’t just import, we export too! Read “Mike Lazaridis and the BlackBerry” How is RIM involved in…  EXPORTS?  Labour – offices in Asia and the UK  BlackBerries – countries all over the world use them  IMPORTS?  Labour – employees in Canada can be from other countries  Parts for the phone

Re-cap - When you think of Canada’s geography, what are some things you think of? - When you think of Canada’s economy, what are some things you think of?

In your groups, come up with a list of countries you think Canada trades with.

Trade... Trade is the exchange of goods and services between two or more counties.

Canada’s #1 Trading Partner - Just like a good neighbour will often help you out when you need something, countries help each other by trading goods and services that other countries need. - Canada and the United States are not just neighbours but trading partners as well.

The United States is directly south of Canada and trades more than $550 billion goods and services each year.

Exports - Exports are goods and services that a country sends to another country - Can you think of any of our exports? *Hint: Think of our natural resources

Canada’s Top Exports to the US - Energy (electricity) - Lumber - Oil - Livestock (i.e. beef) and grains - Cars and car parts - Lobster and other fish

Imports - Those items that were not made in Canada were imported to Canada from other countries - Imports are goods and services that a country receives from another country

What do you think are some items we import from the US?

US Imports - Electronics - Machinery - Clothing, footware, electricity - Cars - Fruits and vegetables

Canada’s Trading Partners Exports: -goods (i.e., newsprint paper) or services (i.e., communications experts) which are shipped from Canada to other countries Imports: -goods (i.e., motor vehicle parts) or services (i.e., medical services) which are brought in from another country

Ranking Canada’s Trading Partners ExportsCountryImports 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th United States Pacific Rim (Asia) Europe Central and South America Middle East Africa Oceania (Australia) 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 7 th 5 th 6 th

Natural Resources: -materials found in nature that are useful to people that is necessary for survival, such as water, forests and minerals i.e., lumber, gold, fish

Manufactured Products: -to make or produce a product usually on a large scale by using machinery. An example would be taking a raw material and changing it into a product suitable for using. It is now a manufactured good. i.e., furniture, bread, automobiles

Examples of raw materials changed into manufactured products: Natural ResourcesManufactured Products woolclothing gold jewelry lumbertable and chairs

We are interested. We will pay you $1 for every piece of lumber. It will cost you $0.10 to transport each piece here by truck. We are interested. We will pay you $1 for every piece of lumber. It will cost you $0.25 to transport each piece here by plane and we will charge you $0.10 tax on each piece of lumber. We are interested but it’s 5:00 am right now. Please call back tomorrow. Trading Around the World You want to trade lumber Go and “knock on the doors” to see who would like to trade with you Based on the information each country gives you, decide who you would most like to trade with! JapanMexicoBritain

Trade Agreements All of the countries wanted your lumber! Who was the best to trade with? Why? It is cheaper to transport to the USA and Mexico because they are closest to us They are in the same time zone which makes communication easier Why don’t they charge us tax? Because of NAFTA! What is NAFTA???

NAFTA

Where in the World...? We’ve read about different countries that we have links to but where are they?! Let’s learn how to identify them on a map

Activity! Using your own copy of a world map, add the oceans  Pacific Ocean  Atlantic Ocean  Indian Ocean  Arctic Ocean Colour the countries that we import from and export to Draw in the Equator ***Remember to create a legend!

Travel and tourism connects us too! How does tourism benefit Canadians?

Not For Profit Organizations We benefit from trade, so do other countries We can make money, so can they But sometimes we are linked to other countries not because we can benefit but because they need our help. NGO’s… peacekeeping, environmental initiatives, world health initiatives, disaster relief, regulation of child labour, human rights violations, acceptance of refugees

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Environmental Greenpeace: David Suzuki:

Immigration timedia/video/immcan/immcan.asp

Key Terms Consumer - a person who buys a product Economy - the wealth and resources of a nation Exports - goods and services sold by a country to another country. Imports - goods and services brought in from another country. Free Trade - trade between countries with no limits or duties (taxes). Goods - items people are willing to buy.

More Key Terms Services - things people do for a price. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - the value of goods and services in dollars that a country produces each year. Natural Resources - the raw material from the environment that is turned into products (oil, trees, mineral, fish). Surplus - when a country exports more than it imports. Trade Deficit - when a country imports more than it exports. Trade - an exchange of goods or services for money or other goods and services.

Final Review: CANADA'S EXPORTS Canada is a large country with a large amount of natural resources and a variety of industries. Many products that are grown and manufactured in Canada are sold to other countries all over world. This is called exporting. Some items that Canada exports include: Forestry products (pulp, lumber, newsprint), Wheat, Cars and car parts, Fish Products, Minerals, Metals, Oil, Fruits and Vegetables. Most of Canada's exports go to our nearest neighbour, the United States. They buy 80% of the commodities that Canada exports.

CANADA'S IMPORTS In Canada, we are lucky to have so many natural resources, but there are many commodities that we don't have access to and must buy from other countries. This is called importing. Currently, Canada imports slightly more than we export, meaning we are operating at a trade deficit. Some items that Canada imports include: Fruit and Nuts, Fish Products, Oil, Cars and car parts, Rubber, Coffee beans, Electronics, Clothing, Airplane parts. Why does Canada have to import things like fruit and nuts? We live in a temperate climate with 4 distinct seasons. Many fruit and nut trees can only grow in tropical regions, they couldn't survive Canada's cold winters.

CANADA'S TOP 10 TRADING PARNTERS 1) United States 2) Japan 3) Mexico 4) United Kingdom 5) China 6) Germany 7) France 8) Taiwan 9) Norway 10) Italy

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