Natural Resources
A type of resource that can replenish itself in a short period, such as trees or fish.
What is a renewable resource?
This location factor consider how easy it is to ship raw material into a factory and finished goods out.
What is transportation?
An area where all rivers drain into a common body of water.
What is a drainage basin?
The thick, tar‑like oil found in Alberta’s oil sands.
What is bitumen?
Industries that bring money into a community from outside sources
What are basic jobs?
These resources, like fossil fuels, cannot be replaced within a human lifetime.
What are non‑renewable resources?
this human location factor refers to the amount of money a company owns which will influence its selection of location.
What is Capital.
Name the four types of water stores.
Glaciers
Groundwater
Reservoirs
Lakes and Rivers.
This type of oil, less processed than gasoline, also flows through the pipeline.
What is crude oil?
Canada's largest and most important industry category.
What is tertiary industry
This type of resource is constantly moving or cycling and does not deplete.
What is a flow resource?
a location with tax breaks or government programs to support economic growth.
Government Enterprise Zone.
First Nations communities often struggle with this major water problem.
Lack of access to clean drinking water?
Name one reason people support the Trans Mountain Pipeline
What is job creation / economic growth / increased oil transport capacity?
(job creation and growth in wealth)
Give one example of something an individual can do to increase sustainability.
What is reducing energy use / recycling / choosing sustainable products / conserving water?
what is profit?
A region receives 500 mm of precipitation per year and has 1,250 mm of potential evapotranspiration (PET) per year.
Calculate the Aridity Index (AI).
AI= precipitation / Potential Evapotranspiration
AI= 500/1250
AI= 0.4
This fossil fuel extraction method uses high‑pressure water and chemicals to crack rocks underground.
What is fracking?
Moving production to companies with cheaper labour is called?
What is outsourcing?
Crop rotation has multiple pros and cons. List SEE benefits.
Social:
Improved food security
Supports Farmer knowledge and community resilience
Reduced need for harmful chemicals
preserves farming as a long term livelyhood
Environmental: Improved soil fertility, reduced soil erosion by alternating deep rooted and shallow rooted plants, natural pest and disease control by breaking the life cycle of pets who rely on a certain crop. lower chemical pollution by less reliance on fertilizers.
Economic: Higher crop yields over time. reduced input costs. risk reduction. Improved soil meaning long term profit. more market opportunities with multiple different crops.
When assessing where some secondary industry should be located, it is good to consider where along the line, the business can loose money. Explain how input (what goes in to the plant like raw materials), process (labour force and energy consumption) , and output (proximity to markets and ports) affect location.
when placing a location is is best to consider which of these areas would lose the most money and prioritize the location that would generate the least amount of expenses.
This debate involves selling large quantities of Canadian freshwater to other countries.
What is bulk water export?
Canada has 1,200 million tonnes of a certain mineral reserve left.
Each year, the country produces 40 million tonnes of this mineral.
R/P=Reserves/Annual Production
1200 million tonnes/ (40 million tonnes/year)
R/P= 30 years
Secondary industries can stop at manufacturing or the product can move along toward these next three options
What is Processing, Assembly and High-Tech?