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1
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Which of the following is a natural resource?
a. oil
b. leather
c. gemstones
d. all of the above

A

d. all of the above

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Which of the following are examples of renewable energy resources?
a. water and coal
b. wind and natural gas
c. water and wind
d. oil and solar energy

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c. water and wind

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An enrgy course derived from decomposing organic materials is called _____________.
a. fossil fuel
b. biomass energy
c. geothermal energy
d. natural gas

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b. biomass energy

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Which of the following is TRUE of renewable natural resources?
a. once the renewable natural resource is used, it’s gone forever
b. renewable resources can be replenished
c. renewable resources are costly to extract
d. renewable resouces can be harvested without harming the environment

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b. renewable resources can be replenished

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Why does Canada rely so greatly on its primary industry sector?
a. because it has the highest paying jobs
b. because it employs the most people
c. because Canada is rich in natural resources
d. because Canada is such a large country

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c. because Canada is rich in natural resources

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Which of the following contributes LEAST to the size of one’s ecological footprint?
a. driving a pick-up truck to work
b. taking a cruise vacation
c. producing bacon from pigs
d. burning logs from old, dead trees at a campfire

A

d. burning logs from old, dead trees at a campfire

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Which of the following affects the size of someone’s carbon footprint?
a. how much water they use
b. how much enrgy their house requires to heat/cool
c. how they travel to/from work
d. all of the above

A

d. all of the above

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Of the following centuries, who relies on an import-export relationship with Canada the most?
a. China
b. USA
c. UK
d. India

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b. USA

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Which of the following is more likely to be reliant on the primary industry sector?
a. a developed country
b. an underdeveloped country
c. a large country
d. a small country

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b. an underdeveloped country

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Gross domestic product is defined as:
a. the value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given period of time
b. the cost of all goods and services produced in a country in a given period of time
c. the value of all goods and services imported to a country in a given period of time
d. the value of all goods and services exported out of a country in a given period of time

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a. the value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given period of time

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Which of the following industry types involves manufactoring foods made from raw materials?
a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary
d. quaternary

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b. secondary

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Which of the following problems is associated with the oil harvesting in Canada?
a. contamination of drinking water
b. damage to ecosystems
c. oil supply running out
d. all of the above

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d. all of the above

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An example of quaternary industry job is
a. a computer programmer
b. a doctor
c. a bartender
d. a bank teller

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a. a computer programmer

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An elementary school teacher is an example of a ______ job
a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary
d. quaternary

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c. tertiary

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Which of the following would classify as a non-basic industry in Alexandria?
a. Tom’s Pantry Coffee Shop
b. Farley Window Factory
c. Alexandria Moulding Wood Producer
d. Betty Bread Factor

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a. Tom’s Pantry Coffee Shop

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True or False?

The number of children a mother decides to have may impact ecological footprint

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True

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True or False?

Renewable energy sources are reliable because they will always be available and never run out

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False

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True or False?

The secondary industry sector includes jobs such as beef farming, cod fishing, and gold mining

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False

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True or False?

Canada has arelatively small ecological footprint

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False

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True or False?

Rich people likely have a higher ecological footprint than poor people

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True

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True or False?

All natural resources are living things

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False

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True or False?

Nuclear energy generation contributes greenhouse gases into the atmosphere

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False

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True or False?

A local barbershop would be considered a basic industry

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False

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Name 3 things you can do to change ecological footprint
1.
2.
3.

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  1. don’t overeat
  2. don’t overuse water
  3. walk
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Primary industries involve extracting and collecting ______________, like copper and timber, as well as activities, such as farming and fishing
natural resources
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Primary industry tends to make up a larger portion of the economy in __________ than it does for developed countries
developing countries
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Of all developing nations, Canada relies on our ________ _________ more than most
primary industries
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Canada extracts ____________ like fishing, agriculture, forestry, mining, trapping, fuel
raw materials
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The 2 types of secondary industry are ________ and _____________
manufacturing construction
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Tertiary industries incolve providing _________
services
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3 sectors of the tertiary industry are: 1. 2. 3.
1. retail 2. government 3. transportation
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There is a rise in the tertiary industry due to _____________ because more work is becoming computerized
technology
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The three impacts of Canadian Industries are 1. ___________ (land, water) 2. ___________ (economy) 3. ___________ (crime)
1. environmental 2. employmwnt 3. social costs
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Basic or Non-Basic Industry? A coal miner in a northeastern british columbia
basic
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Basic or Non-Basic Industry? a hairstylist in a shopping mall
non basic
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Basic or Non-Basic Industry? the artist who drew the maps for the class textbook
non basic
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Basic or Non-Basic Industry? the president of TD bank
non basic
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Basic or Non-Basic Industry? an air canada pilot
basic
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Basic or Non-Basic Industry? a professor at Queen's University
basic
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Basic or Non-Basic Industry? a Canadian music star
basic
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A ________ job is one that brings in money into an economy from somewhere else
basica
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A ___________ job is one that circulates money within an economy
non-basic
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Due to Canada's abundant resources, it has become one of the ______ countries in the world
wealthiest
44
____________ is the production of goods and services in an economy
industry
45
____________ is a collection of the production, distribution, trade, and consumption of goods and services
economy
46
__________________ is the total value of everything produced in the country
Gross domestic product
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Canada is ______ on the list of countries with the most natural resources
third
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___________ appears, when domestic companies buy goods abroad and bring them to a domestic country for sale
import
49
_________ appears when the domestic companies sell their produces or sercies abroad
export
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Canada is the elading supplier of _________ and the third largest exporter of ________
natural gas timber
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Our country has an estimated $33.2 trillion worth of commodities and the third largest _____________ after Venezuela and Saudi Arabia
oil reserves
52
___________ in Canad include copper, lead, nickel, and zinc
metals
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Our commodities include __________ such as gypsum, limestone, rock salt, and potash
minerals
54
The _________ industry involves getting raw materials (extraction)
primary
55
The _________ industry involves manufactoring
secondary
56
The ______ industry provides a service
tertiary
57
The _________ industry involves research and development/teaching and sharing of info
quaternary
58
A ___________ industry sells its products outside of the community, bringing new money into the economy
basic
59
A _________ industry sells its products within the community, recycling money that was always in the economy
non basic
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An _______________ is a measure of the impact humans have on earth
ecological footprint
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A nonrenewable resource is a ___________ resource that cannot be re-made or re-grown and will __________ as its used up
natural run out
62
Examples of nonrenewable resources include ______ and __________
oil coal
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Oil, petroleum and natural gas are nonrenewable and are called __________
fossil fuels
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Renewable resources can be __________
replenished
65
Nuclear dission uses ______________ to crease energy
uranium
66
Wind is caused by _______________ in the atmosphere
uneven heating
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Biomass is a _______________ from living organisms
biological material
68
________________ include water, fish, ocygen, leather, people, trees, soil, wheat
renewable resources
69
_______________ include coal, the sun, sand
nonrenewable resources

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