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16 Cards in this Set
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Free gifts of nature |
- Land in city and on farm - minerals in the earth - trees in natural forests - natural lakes - rivers and streams - fish in waters - wild animals |
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What is Canada's size? and size ranking in the world? |
- 10 million km squared - 2nd largest |
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What % of land is Canada's land is used for agriculture? |
7% |
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Principal field crops |
- Wheat - Barley - Vegetables - Corn - Tobacco -Canola - Soy beans - Flax seeds - Mustard seeds |
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How much of Canada's land is forested? |
More than 1/3 |
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What areas of Canada is forestry a major industry? |
- BC - Ontario - Quebec - Atlantic Canada |
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Fish close to extinction off Atlantic Coast |
Cod |
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Commercial fishing in Canada began? |
Fifteenth century = 1400s |
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Four major characteristics of human resources that production depends on. |
- Health - Education and skills - Willingness to work - Population size |
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Canada's population density. |
3 persons/ km squared |
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Year average number of children by a Canadian woman was 4 |
1959 |
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Average number of children born to a Canadian woman today? |
1.6 children |
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Part of population expected to rise dramatically in decades to come? |
Age 65 and over |
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What does "Production" include? |
Any activity that serves to satisfy human wants. (eg. teachers, surgeons, secretaries, etc.) |
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3 industries involved in production? |
- Primary industries (work close to land - eg. farmers, miners, lumberjacks) - Secondary industries (manufacturing staple products into finished goods - eg. capital goods or consumer goods) - Tertiary industries (link between producer & consumer - eg. marketing or delivering products) |
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Service Workers comprise what fraction of Canada's work force? |
three quarters |
