Natural Resources & Industries AND Story of Stuff
What are the 4 types of Resources?
Renewable, non-renewable, flow and other
What is CUSMA?
CANADA, U.S, MEXICO AGREEMENT
What are renewable and non-renewable sources?
Renewable: Resources that regenerate (sun)
Non-renewable: Resources that do not renew themselves (oil)
What is overfishing?
Catching too many fish at once
This causes the breeding population to become too depleted to recover.
GDP stands for:
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
What are the 4 types of Industries? Give an example for each type.
Primary (extraction): Farming, Mining, Forestry
Secondary (Making): Car factory, building a house
Tertiary (Service): Selling a product, teacher, lawyer, hair salon
Quaternary (Technology): Creating apps, research
What is Fast Fashion?
Creation and marketing of clothing fashions that emphasizes making fashion trends quickly and cheaply available to consumers.
Which type of renewable energy does Canada use the most?
HYDRO-ELECTRICITY
What was the Moratorium? What year did it take place?
The government BAN of Northern cod fishing.
This took place in 1992
What is the Linear economy's goal?
What is the Circular economy's goal?
Linear economy: MORE STUFF
Circular economy: BETTER STUFF
What is planned obsolescence?
When a business makes a product that will intentionally stop working after a period of time.
What are Tariffs?
A tax applied to imported goods.
Is Natural Gas renewable or non-renewable?
NON-RENEWABLE
What were the 3 main impacts that Moratorium had on the community?
Major job losses
Economic Devastation
Cultural Loss
What does the “G” represent in the acronym G.O.A.L.
Gives people power.
What is perceived obsolescence?
When a company intentionally makes a product outdated.
Ex. constantly making new iPhones so that people will always want the newest one!
What is the difference between a Trade Deficit and a Trade Surplus?
Trade Deficit: When a country purchases more goods than it sells
Trade Surplus: When a country sells more goods than it purchases
Softwood Comes from ____________ trees
Hardwood comes from ____________ trees.
Softwood Comes from coniferous trees
Hardwood comes from deciduous trees.
True or False: Cod stocks have fully recovered since the moratorium.
FALSE
What does the "L" in G.O.A.L stand for?
Lessens the wealth gap.
Explain the difference between a linear economy and a circular economy
The Linear economy uses raw materials and transforms them into products that consumers use until discarding them as waste, with no concern for their ecological footprint and consequences. It prioritizes profit over sustainability, with products made to be thrown away once they’ve been used.
The circular economy has as little impact as possible on the environment by by using materials/products that are made to be sustainable - reduce, reuse, recycle.
What are the 3 main things that have allowed for Globalization to happen?
1. Free Trade
2. Communication Technology
3. Improvement in Transportation
What is the difference between commercial and non-commercial forests?
Commercial forests are made to be cut down for harvest
Non-commercial forests are not likely to be cut for industrial use
Which fishing method caused significant damage to marine habitats?
Bottom Trawling
What are the 3Rs? Why should we use them?
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
WE SHOULD BE USING ALL 3RS AS PART OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN ORDER TO SAVE THE MOST AMOUNT OF RESOURCES!!!