Resources
What is the difference between a renewable and non-renewable resource?
Renewable resources regenerate quickly, non-renewable resources take longer than a human lifespan to regenerate.
What is the difference between the primary and secondary industry?
Primary - Extracting natural resources
Secondary - Altering/refining these resources
What is an example of a fossil fuel?
What is:
Oil, Natural Gas, or Coal
What is sustainability?
Using resources in a way that meets current needs without harming future generations.
This worldview sees land as sacred and shared, rather than owned individually.
What is:
Indigenous perspective
Name a renewable resource that can still be destroyed if mismanaged
What is: Water, Forests, or Fish
Provide an example of a job in the tertiary industry
Service based jobs:
Nurses, teachers, retail workers, police officers, etc
Which province in Canada produces the most oil?
Alberta
What is one way that the forestry industry operate more sustainably?
Answer:
Avoid clearcutting, replant trees, not cut old growth trees
This is a formal agreement between the Crown and Indigenous peoples about the use of land and rights.
What is a:
Treaty
What type of energy generates the largest amount of Canada's electricity?
What is: Hydroelectric Power/Hydroelectric Electricity
What is a reason why Canada has shifted towards tertiary and quaternary industry based jobs?
Higher education levels, advances in technology, automation replacing physical labor.
What is one positive and one negative of Nuclear energy?
Positive: Very efficient energy, limited greenhouse gas emissions
Negative: Expensive to develop, concerns regarding radiation and nuclear waste
What is one way that indigenous perspectives on land sustainable?
Answer:
Viewing land as a living thing and provider of life,
Living in harmony with land,
Using resources efficiently
This type of economy is supported by Indigenous perspectives due to its focus on reuse, recycling, and minimizing waste.
What is:
Circular economy
What is:
Oil Sands / Alberta
Agriculture / The Prairies
Mining / Ontario or British Colombia
Forestry / Ontario or British Colombia
Fishing / British Colombia or Atlantic Canada
Explain one economic and one environmental impact of mining
Economic: Brings jobs and revenue to Canada
Environmental: Impact local water sources, depleting finite resources, damage wildlife habitats
What is one positive and one negative of Canada's fossil fuel industry?
Positive: Job creation, economic revenue
Negative: Greenhouse gas emissions, water and land pollution
What is a way that people can support the circular economy?
Answer:
Reusing items,
Recycling,
Supporting environmentally friendly companies,
Buying fair trade products
Mention a community, area, or project that has led to a land/resource conflict between the government and indigenous peoples.
What is:
Grassy Narrows,
Keystone XL Pipeline,
Athabasca Oil Sands,
Ontario's Ring of Fire Development
How does overuse of a common resource like water show the "tragedy of the commons"?
Individuals overuse it for personal benefit, leading to depletion and harm to all users.
Why is it important for Canada to not be entirely dependant on the resource industry for its economy?
Answers:
- Diversifying economy is important for security
- Large focus on resource industry is not sustainable
- Resource prices can rise and fall quickly
- To support innovation
What is a challenge Canada faces when trying to expand renewable energy such as wind and solar across the country?
Lack of infrastructure, cost of infrastructure, lack of wind or sun
What is one way governments can encourage sustainability in the energy sector?
Answer:
Investing in renewable energy,
Taxing carbon,
Subsidizing electric vehicles and renewable energy home installations
What treaty between the crown and 7 first nations groups has treaty territory covering all of Stouffville?
What is:
The Williams Treaty