Types of Industries
What is the most common industry in Ontario?
Manufacturing.
Name the 3 regions of Ontario.
Canadian Shield, Hudson Bay Lowlands, Great Lakes St. Lawrence.
Name an Urban community in Ontario
Toronto, Ottawa, London, Kingston
True or false... Industries only have positive impacts on the environment.
FALSE. Industries have a lot of negative impacts on the environment, including pollution, and the endangerment of animals.
What is residential land use?
Building homes.
Name an example of tourism in Ontario.
CN Tower, Niagara Falls, Toronto Zoo, Parliament Hill.
Why are the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands so great for farming?
Flat land, rich and fertile soil.
What community type in Ontario has the most green space?
Name one long consequence of industries on the environment.
Health risks for humans and animals, pollution, animal endangerment.
City buses, cars, bikes, trains, boats.
True or false...the number one industry in the Canadian Shield is agriculture.
False. The terrain is too rocky for farming.
What is the coldest of the 3 regions? What animals might live here?
Hudson Bay Lowlands, polar bears, seals, migratory birds.
What type of community do we live in (Burlington)?
Suburban.
Air, water.
What is commercial land use?
shops and stores, restaurants, and cafes.
What is the manufacturing industry responsible for?
Creating goods such as clothing, cars, steel, etc.
How many great lakes are there? Name as many as you can (hint: HOMES).
5 Great Lakes.
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.
What type of community has the highest population?
Urban
Why is the forestry industry harmful to animals?
Takes away animals homes.
What are some examples of recreational land use?
Parks, community centers, sports fields, hockey rinks.
What is the one thing that all industries have in common?
They provide job opportunities.
What are the most popular industries in the Canadian Shield?
Mining and forestry.
How do people in urban, suburban, and rural communities in Ontario travel differently?
Urban: Go Trains, taxi cabs, subways, bikes
Suburban: Cars, city bus, bikes
Rural: Cars (no public transportation)
What is one way that we can reduce our impact on the environment?
Walking instead of driving cars, reducing our use of paper (GOOS), recycling, not over fishing, turning off lights when not in use, taking shorter showers.
True or false... land use has no impact on the environment.
False, it can have negative and positive impacts.