1. Making Connections: Canada’s Geography, Second Edition, Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada. Permission to reproduce this image is restricted to purchasing schools. What About Canada’s Economy? To many people, Canada’s economy is still all about grain elevators and natural resources.

2. Making Connections: Canada’s Geography, Second Edition, Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada. Permission to reproduce this image is restricted to purchasing schools. Do you have an accurate idea of what Canada’s economy is all about? To find out, answer the following questions.

3. Making Connections: Canada’s Geography, Second Edition, Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada. Permission to reproduce this image is restricted to purchasing schools. Do more Canadians work… »in agriculture? »or in education?

4. Making Connections: Canada’s Geography, Second Edition, Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada. Permission to reproduce this image is restricted to purchasing schools. And the Answer Is… More than three times as many Canadians work in education than in agriculture!

5. Making Connections: Canada’s Geography, Second Edition, Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada. Permission to reproduce this image is restricted to purchasing schools. Do more Canadians work… »in transportation and warehousing? »or in forestry and mining?

6. Making Connections: Canada’s Geography, Second Edition, Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada. Permission to reproduce this image is restricted to purchasing schools. And the Answer Is… More than twice as many Canadians work in transportation and warehousing than in forestry and mining.

7. Making Connections: Canada’s Geography, Second Edition, Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada. Permission to reproduce this image is restricted to purchasing schools. Do more Canadians work… »in manufacturing? »or in wholesale and retail trade?

8. Making Connections: Canada’s Geography, Second Edition, Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada. Permission to reproduce this image is restricted to purchasing schools. And the Answer Is… More Canadians work in wholesale and retail trade than in manufacturing.

9. Making Connections: Canada’s Geography, Second Edition, Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada. Permission to reproduce this image is restricted to purchasing schools. Most Canadian workers are not lumberjacks, farmers, or miners; nor are they factory workers. Instead, most Canadians have jobs in which they provide an enormous range of services. In Fact…

10. Making Connections: Canada’s Geography, Second Edition, Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada. Permission to reproduce this image is restricted to purchasing schools. Primary industries (fishing, agriculture, forestry, mining, and oil and gas) provide essential raw materials and important export commodities. But all parts of the economy are vital…

11. Making Connections: Canada’s Geography, Second Edition, Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada. Permission to reproduce this image is restricted to purchasing schools. In Making Connections… »Fishing is covered in Chapter 23. »Agriculture is covered in Chapter 24.

12. Making Connections: Canada’s Geography, Second Edition, Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada. Permission to reproduce this image is restricted to purchasing schools. »Forestry is covered in Chapter 25. »Mining is covered in Chapter 26. »Energy is covered in Chapter 27.

13. Making Connections: Canada’s Geography, Second Edition, Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada. Permission to reproduce this image is restricted to purchasing schools. Canadians could not live without the products of secondary industries (manufacturing and construction). In addition, we export many manufactured products. In Making Connections… »Manufacturing is covered in Chapter 28.

14. Making Connections: Canada’s Geography, Second Edition, Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada. Permission to reproduce this image is restricted to purchasing schools. Services of all types are called tertiary industries. »Services are covered in Chapter 29. »Transportation is covered in Chapter 30. »Communications are covered in Chapter 31.

15. Making Connections: Canada’s Geography, Second Edition, Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada. Permission to reproduce this image is restricted to purchasing schools. Here is what to look for in the chapters of this unit: What makes this industry special? What is the geographic distribution of the industry? What are the future prospects of this industry? What are YOUR job prospects in this industry?