Natural Resources 1
Also known as petroleum
Crude Oil
Use of water in a dam to get energy
Hydropower
Use of solar panels to get energy
Solar energy
Something useful that we can use to get things done or meet our needs, like tools, materials, or even skills.
Natural Resources
This is what we do when we *import* something.
Bring it into the country, e.g. buying electronics from China.
Energy generated during nuclear fission
Nuclear Energy
Energy from sources that are limited
Nonrenewable
Niagara Falls provides a lot of ___________ for Ontario.
Hydroelectricity.
The use of knowledge and tools to solve problems and make tasks easier.
Technology
This is what we do when we *export* something.
Send it out of the country, .e.g. selling lumber to the U.S.
Energy made by living or once living things such as plants
Biomass energy
Energy from sources that when they are used, they are gone
Nonrenewable resources
Use of a wind turbine to get energy
Wind energy
A system of allocating resources to meet people’s needs and wants.
Economy
Accountants, hairdressers and therapists are all examples of jobs that provide _________.
Services.
A substance found in and on earth naturally that is useful to humans
Natural resources
The process of taking coal out of the ground
Coal mining
A fuel that is formed in the earth from dead animals and plants
Something that is used or consumed.
Goods
This is what we call it when countries buy and sell goods from each other.
Trade.
a solid fossil fuel formed from decomposed plant remains
Geothermal energy
A large flat piece of equipment that used sunlight to create electricity
Solar panel
An international organization that establishes global rules of trade.
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Maple syrup, lumber, and mustard are all examples of
Things Canada exports.