Resource Rundown
These are raw materials from the environment that are extracted or used by humans.
What are natural resources
In the 1920s and 1930s, most Canadian jobs were in this sector.
What is the primary (or resource-based) sector
This refers to the maximum amount a renewable resource can be used without reducing its future supply.
What is sustainable yield
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What is the Tertiary Sector (Services)
This province is a major employer in the forestry sector as of 2024.
What is British Columbia
These resources, like fossil fuels, are "gone for good" once used because they take millions of years to form.
What are non-renewable resources
This term is used to determine the increase of a products worth as it is transformed from raw material into a product through manufacturing/processing.
What is Value-Added
For a system to remain stable, these three specific factors must be balanced. (You must name ALL 3)
What are the three pillars of sustainability (Environmental, Social, Economic)
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What is the Quaternary Sector (Information)
Turning raw timber into Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp or newsprint are examples of value-added products in this industry.
What is Pulp and Paper Industry
Sunlight and wind are part of this category because they are constantly in motion and cannot be stored.
What are flow resources
This term describes companies moving production to lower-cost countries, causing a decline in Canadian manufacturing.
What is globalization
Sustainability is defined as the ability to meet present needs without compromising the ability of these people to meet theirs
What are Future Generations
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What is the Secondary Sector (Manufacturing/Processing)
In this method, loggers remove only selected mature trees of a specific size or quality.
What is selective cutting
Agricultural crops and trees are examples of this resource type because they can be replenished naturally within 100 years.
What are renewable resources
This factor has driven the shift toward service jobs by replacing repetitive tasks with technology.
What is automation
This refers to the maximum amount a renewable resource can be used without reducing its future supply.
What is sustainable yield
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What is the Primary job sector (extraction)
This harvesting method removes all trees from an area, leaving a barren landscape.
What is clear-cutting
DAILY DOUBLE: Although often mistaken for renewable, this takes hundreds to thousands of years to form one thin layer, making it non-renewable in geography.
What is soil
This principle, often abbreviated as FPIC, ensures Indigenous communities can decide on projects on their land without coercion.
What is Free, Prior, and Informed Consent
DAILY DOUBLE: This refers to the understanding of the environment that Indigenous peoples have built over thousands of years.
What is TEK or Traditional Ecological Knowledge
What is the Tertiary Sector? (Services)
This harvesting method is more sustainable than clear-cutting because it leaves seed-bearing trees behind to help the area regenerate.
What is shelterwood cutting