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What is total stock?

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All parts of the natural environment

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What is a resource?

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Anything used to produce goods and services

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3 examples of resources

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Land
Water
Fish

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What are natural resources?

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Useful resources found in total stock

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3 examples of total stock

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Energy
Living organisms
Materials

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What are the 4 types of resources?

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Renewable
Non-renewable
Flow
Other

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What are renewable resources?

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Resources the Earth is able to replenish at a fast rate

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What are non-renewable resources?

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Resources slowly produced by nature over a long period of time

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What are flow resources?

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Resources constantly provided by nature and can’t be damaged

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What are other resources?

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Resources that don’t fit into the other categories

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3 examples of renewable resources

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Fish
Forests
Soil

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3 examples of non-renewable resources

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Coal
Gold
Natural gas

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3 examples of flow resources

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Scenery
Wind
Sunlight

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How do the First Nations manage resources?

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They give thanks to the Creator for providing resources as they know people have to live in harmony with the world and only harvest what they use

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How are 2 ways we can manage our resources effectively?

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Switch from gas to electric car

Vote for a government that considers the environment

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What is the amount of water we can use threatened by?

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Mismanagement
Overuse
Pollution

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What are 2 reasons why people prefer bottled water?

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It’s convenient
They think it’s cleaner

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How much more expensive is bottled water than tap water?

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1,000 - 2,000x the price

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What kind of plastic is used to sell bottled water?

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PET plastic

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Where does Toronto and the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant get its water from?

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Lake Ontario

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How many liters of water is filtered per day at the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant?

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1 billion liters

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How is water quality monitored at the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant?

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Samples are taken at each stage of the filtering process

Water is tested daily

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What is an aquifer?

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Underground water

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How many water bottles are recycled per day in Toronto?

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700,000

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How many water bottles from Toronto end up in landfills every year?
65,000,000
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What is manufactured demand doing?
Scaring us Seducing us Misleading us
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What is manufactured demand?
When a company sells things that are available for free
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What percentage of plastic ends up in landfills/incinerators?
80%
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What is downcycling?
When things are made into lower quality products
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How much of our world is fresh water?
2.5%
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What is a closed-loop system?
When used items are broken down and create new items
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What is plasticizer?
Chemicals mixed with plastic to make it moldable, plasticizers are a form of phthalates
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3 examples of products made from BPAs
Water bottles Sunglasses Skis
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Why are BPAs dangerous to people?
Causes brain and behavioral issues, high blood pressure, and infertility
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What are most bio-plastics made of?
Corn
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What do landfills produce?
Methane Leachate
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What is methane?
A harmful greenhouse gas
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What is leachate?
Water from decomposing items
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How can we use methane?
Methane can be captured, burned as fuel, and then turned into electricity
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How do Canadians think of freshwater?
Canadians take the supply of freshwater for granted
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Why are water deficits becoming normal?
Increasing population increases demand for water
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What percentage of freshwater comes from lakes and rivers?
0.03%
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What percentage of freshwater comes from ice and snow?
68%
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What percentage of freshwater comes from groundwater?
32%
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What are the 3 major uses of water?
Agriculture Domestic use Industrial use
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What's the most important use for water in Canada?
Industrial use
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What are bulk water exports?
When a lot of water is moved from one place to another
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What is the GRAND Canal?
A dam that would move water from wetter places to dry places
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What is the NAWPA plan?
Plan to divert 25% of Yukon and Mackenzie Rivers far south
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How did water issues affect the Neskantaga and Attawapiskat communities?
They had to boil water to kill microorganisms because the water treatment plants around can't make the water safe
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What region in Canada is most vulnerable to drought?
The Praries
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How could drought in the Praries cause economic problems?
Grain, oilseed, and cattle farms would dry out
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What are the components of a linear system in the materials economy?
Extraction Production Distribution Consumption Disposal
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How can companies keep prices so low?
They externalize costs meaning people who produce the products pay with their sacrifice for dealing with toxins
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How are people valued?
Our value is measured by how much we contribute to the linear economy
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Planned obsolescence VS perceived obsolescence
Planned: Designed for the dumps Perceived: Convinces people to throw away stuff that is still useful
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How many pounds of garbage does someone make a day?
4.5 lbs
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What is dioxin?
A super toxin released into the air during incineration
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What is a resource economy?
Economy based on collection and selling resources
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What are the 4 industries?
Primary Secondary Tertiary Quaternary
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What does the primary industry do?
Collects resources
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What does the secondary industry do?
Refines and manufactures goods
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What does the tertiary industry do?
Sells goods and provides services
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What does the quaternary industry do?
Researches and develops goods
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What is Canada's top 3 sources of income in terms of trade?
Mineral fuels and oil: $98.8 billion (22% of GDP) Vehicles: $60.5 billion (13.5% of GDP) Machinery and computers: $34.5 billion (7.7% of GDP)
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What are Canada's top 5 manufacturing export markets?
1. United States 2. China 3. Japan 4. UK 5. Mexico
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Basic industry VS non-basic industry
Basic: Focused on exporting and bringing in foreign money Non-basic: Focused on selling locally and trades money within the area
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What areas are best for industrial locations?
Areas near water so water can be used in refining Near the USA, our largest trade partner

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