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15 Cards in this Set
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what is the population of Canada? |
36 million |
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Canada has somewhere between the __ and ___ largest economy. |
10th and 15th. |
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What has Canada's GDP been between in the recent years? |
$1.5 - $1.9 trillion (in US funds) |
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what is GDP? |
the value of all final goods and services produced in a country (i.e in includes the value of bicycle, but not the bicycle's seat when it was made) |
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What is dominating the Canadian economy? |
Service industry |
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How much of the country's workforce does the service industry supply? |
3/4 of country's workforce |
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Two of the most important components of the service industry? |
petroleum (oil & gas) and logging |
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Canada is one of the few developed nations that are _______ of energy. |
net exporters |
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What province in Canada has a large amount of oil & gas? |
Alberta |
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Canada possesses the world's ___ largest amount of ___. |
3rd and oil |
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What countries are above Canada in the largest amount of oil? |
Saudi Arabia and Venezuela |
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What minerals are found in Canada? |
Aluminum, gold, lead, nickel, and uranium.(much is exported to other countries) |
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What do the Prairies produce? |
Canola, wheat, and other grains |
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Where are the "sizeable" manufacturing centres in? |
Southern Ontario and Quebec |
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Why is Canada expanding trade and emerging with Asian markets? |
Because by relying entirely on the US Canada vulnerable to market crash if the American economy crashes. |
