CANADA: ECONOMIC CONNECTIONS SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY

INTRO WORK Answer the following question, as an introduction to this unit. Answer the following question, as an introduction to this unit. Imagine you’re walking along a street with your friends. You get a craving for some fast food, so you drop in at a fast-food outlet. You decide on a hamburger, fries, and pop. As you wait for your order, your mind wanders and you start thinking about what you’re about to eat. What goes into a hamburger anyway, and where does it come from? Imagine you’re walking along a street with your friends. You get a craving for some fast food, so you drop in at a fast-food outlet. You decide on a hamburger, fries, and pop. As you wait for your order, your mind wanders and you start thinking about what you’re about to eat. What goes into a hamburger anyway, and where does it come from? List as many ingredients/materials as you can (for the food and the packaging) that were required to produce the combo meal. Next, try to identify the location where each of these items came from. List as many ingredients/materials as you can (for the food and the packaging) that were required to produce the combo meal. Next, try to identify the location where each of these items came from.

Where’s That Burger From?

ECONOMIC CONNECTIONS This mini-unit examines how the physical components of Canada are tied to the people who live in it – primarily through their work. This mini-unit examines how the physical components of Canada are tied to the people who live in it – primarily through their work.

The jobs that people do can be placed into one of three categories: PRIMARY INDUSTRIES SECONDARY INDUSTRIES TERTIARY INDUSTRIES TYPES OF INDUSTRIES

PRIMARY INDUSTRY Primary Industry: Industries that take raw materials from the environment Primary Industry: Industries that take raw materials from the environment Usually located where resources are found. Usually located where resources are found. E.g. farming, forestry, fishing, and mining E.g. farming, forestry, fishing, and mining

PRIMARY INDUSTRY primary industries make a critical contribution to Canada’s wealth primary industries make a critical contribution to Canada’s wealth A small percentage of Canada’s labour force works in primary industries A small percentage of Canada’s labour force works in primary industries A greater percentage of Canada’s labour force worked in primary industries before machinery replaced human labour for many tasks A greater percentage of Canada’s labour force worked in primary industries before machinery replaced human labour for many tasks

SECONDARY INDUSTRY Secondary Industry: involve the processing of primary industry products into finished goods Secondary Industry: involve the processing of primary industry products into finished goods The most important secondary industry is manufacturing The most important secondary industry is manufacturing Secondary industries employ far more Canadians than do primary industries - three times as many workers Secondary industries employ far more Canadians than do primary industries - three times as many workers Takes raw materials and changes them into things that we can use. Takes raw materials and changes them into things that we can use. E.g. Automobile production plant, Oil refinery, Steel mill

 Manufacturing often involves more than one stage of processing  For example, iron ore, coal, limestone, and other metals - all products of primary industry - are used to make steel  This is called primary manufacturing  In the secondary manufacturing stage, the steel may be used to make a car, a refrigerator, nails etc.  Manufacturing industries are located in towns and cities and in most cases in more densely populated areas SECONDARY INDUSTRY

SECONDARY INDUSTRIES Uses the products of primary manufacturing (e.g. paper to make newspaper and books). Uses the products of primary manufacturing (e.g. paper to make newspaper and books).

TERTIARY INDUSTRY Tertiary Industry: Tertiary industries provide a wide range of services that support primary and secondary industries Tertiary Industry: Tertiary industries provide a wide range of services that support primary and secondary industries These industries DO NOT manufacture products. They provide SERVICES such as transportation and retail outlets. These industries DO NOT manufacture products. They provide SERVICES such as transportation and retail outlets. E.g. Airline, retail, sales, government, tourism and other services E.g. Airline, retail, sales, government, tourism and other services

LET’S SEE IF YOU GET IT

SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY A simple product like skates involves all sectors of the economy A simple product like skates involves all sectors of the economy

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED IN EACH SECTOR? In Canada, which sector do think employs the most people? In Canada, which sector do think employs the most people?

CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT IN CANADA *Most Canadians are employed in the tertiary sector

CANADA’S ECONOMIC STRUCTURE COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD (1998)

BASIC & NON-BASIC INDUSTRIES Basic Industries: provide the money to support the local economy (e.g. mining, logger, paper mill, steel mill) Basic Industries: provide the money to support the local economy (e.g. mining, logger, paper mill, steel mill) –Industry that sells products outside of the local community –Money comes primarily from outside the economy of the local town –Without them, there would be no money entering the town and it could not exist.

BASIC & NON-BASIC INDUSTRIES Non-Basic Industries: Recycle the existing Recycle the existing money. (e.g. cook, teacher, bank teller). Industry that sells within the Industry that sells within thecommunity Do not bring new Do not bring new money into the local economy.

Homework 1.Define, in your own words, and give three examples of each of the following: primary industry, secondary industry, tertiary industry. 2.From the following list, indicated whether they are primary, secondary or tertiary industries. raw materialsmanufacturingfactory miningcivil servantnatural resources ski resortsteel millconstruction farmingcar dealership 3.What is the difference between a basic industry and non-basic industry. 4.Which of the following are basic and which are non-basic jobs? Explain each answer. a)An assembly line worker in the Ford factory in Oakville b)A fire fighter in your community c)A wheat farmer in Saskatchewan d)The artist who illustrated this book 5.Describe a situation in which each of the following jobs can be basic in nature and a situation in which it can be non-basic: a)A doctor b)A bus driver c)A golf professional