1. Economic Interactions
Unit 3

2. How many people did this meal employ?
Hamburger:
Beef from Alberta
Wheat from Saskatchewan
Cheese from Ontario
Packaging:
Paper from Quebec
Plastic cutlery:
Oil from Alberta
Fries:
Potatoes from PEI
Canola oil from Manitoba
Salt from Quebec
Mustard:
Mustard seed from Ontario

3. Defining Natural Resources

4. Defining Natural Resources
Natural resources are non-man made components of the Earth which humans use.
Natural resources come in two basic categories
Renewable resources which regenerate themselves naturally within 100 years or less
Non-renewable resources which take millions of years to regenerate themselves

5. Types of Industry

6. Types of Industry Primary Industries
Extracting raw materials from the ground or water
e.g., fishing, forestry, farming, mining

7. Primary Industries
Take raw materials from the natural environment (often rural areas)
Example: fishing, forestry, farming and mining
Very few countries rival Canada’s abundance of natural resources
Most of Canada’s economy is generated from primary industries

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

9. Secondary Industries
Take primary industry products and process them into finished goods
Manufacturing occurs at many different stages
Secondary Industries employ more people than primary industries
These industries are located in towns and cities across Canada

10. Types of Industry Tertiary Industries Providing services to others
e.g., doctors, lawyers, teachers

11. Tertiary Industries
Provide a variety of services to support primary and secondary industries and society
3 times as many people work in tertiary industries than primary and secondary
these industries are located in urban centres across Canada
Sometimes one industry will dominate an area. Example: Government in Ottawa

12. Types of Industry
Most Canadian workers are not lumberjacks, farmers, or miners; nor are they factory workers.
Instead, most Canadians have jobs in which they provide an enormous range of services.
But all parts of the economy are vital…

13. What industry employs most people?

14. What industry employs most people?4%
Primary
21%
Secondary
75%
Tertiary

15. Let’s Review!

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

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

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

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

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

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

22. Let`s talk fishing!

23. Canadian Fisheries Pacific Fishery Fresh Water Fishery
Atlantic Fishery

24. Deadliest Catch Fish Processing Fish Farms Fishing in Alaska