Trade Basics
What is trade?
Buying and selling goods and services
What is fair trade?
Trade that ensures fair pay and safe conditions
What is climate change?
Long-term change in Earth’s temper
Name one natural resource in Canada
Water, forests, oil
What happens if workers are not paid fairly?
Poverty / poor living conditions
What is an import?
A product brought into a country
Who benefits from fair trade?
Farmers and Workers
How can factories harm the environment?
Pollution
How does Canada help the environment?
Laws, conservation, clean energy
Why should we care where products come from?
It affects people and environment
What is an export?
A product that is sold to another country
Name one fair trade product
Coffee, chocolate, bananas
What is pollution?
Harmful substances in air, water, or land
What group helps protect land besides government?
Indigenous communities, greenpeace
How can buying local help the environment?
Less transportation pollution
Why do countries trade?
To get goods they don’t have / make money
Why is fair trade important?
Helps reduce poverty and improves lives
How does transporting goods between countries impact the environment?
It creates pollution from trucks, ships, and planes
What could happen to Indigenous communities if their land is harmed?
It could affect their culture, resources, and way of life
If a company pollutes water, who is affected?
People, animals, environment
Give one example of something Canada exports
Oil, lumber, wheat, etc.
Helps reduce poverty and improves lives
Buy fair trade products / spread awareness
Name one way trade can harm the environment
Deforestation, pollution, resource use
What is one environmental issue in Canada?
Climate change, pipelines, deforestation
Would you choose cheaper or fair trade? Why?
(Open-ended – justify answer)