Chapter 1.1
Discover Canada's Resource Industries and Natural Resources
You will explore how Canada uses its forests, oceans, land, and underground resources to create products and jobs for people across the country.
What You'll Learn
You will learn what natural resources and resource industries are.
You will discover Canada's five major resource industries and products.
You will understand the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources.
You will explore how resource industries affect communities and the environment.
What You'll Practice
1
You will identify Canada's natural resources and the industries that use them.
2
You will answer questions about renewable and non-renewable Canadian resources.
3
You will practice matching resource industries to provinces and their products.
Why This Matters
Understanding resource industries helps you see how the natural world around you provides the products, jobs, and energy that communities across Canada depend on every day.
This Unit Includes
Practice exercises
Learning resources
Skills
Natural Resources
Resource Industries
Renewable Resources
Sustainability
Agriculture
NS Curriculum Aligned
