Unit 3: Managing Canada’s natural resources and industries - PowerPoint Presentation

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Unit 3: Managing Canada’s natural resources and industriesSlide2

What is a resource?Slide3

A resource is a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function

effectively

So what then is a natural resource?Slide4

Natural Resource

materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for

economic gainSlide5

“Resources are not, they become”Slide6

Flint is a kind of sedimentary rock that when struck with another rock, it produces a spark

This spark, when near kindling, would of course ignite a fire

It was also the weapon of choice. It could easily be shaved and chipped into sharp blades and deadly arrowheads Slide7

Flint has been around since the dawn of time

It was a big resource centuries ago as having flint stones greatly increased your chances of survival

It meant you could build weapons to protect yourself and to hunt for meals

It also meant you could spark fires to keep warm and to ward off predators and to even cook your hunted food

It was a hot commodity…Slide8

How many of you own flint stones?Slide9

Today flint has little to no value

It has been replaced by various items and is no longer important to survival

On the other side, oil, centuries ago had little to no value.

Today, the world runs on oil including the gasoline that is extracted from it!Slide10

Again a resource is only a resource if it is essential to survival

“resources are not, they become”Slide11

Alberta oil sands

The oil sands are one of Canada’s largest natural resources and is also home to one of the largest oil supplies in north AmericaSlide12
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The process to extract the bitumen and separate it from the sand and water particles is difficult and expensive but currently, it provides a substantial amount of oil to those of us living in North America (Remember the Keystone pipeline!)

The oil sands have been in Canada forever, yet, they are just beginning to tap into this natural resource over the last 10+ years

Why do you think this is?Slide14

Natural Resource

materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for

economic gainSlide15

Industries and businesses do not operate to lose money

Oil industry is no different

The cost to extract was much higher than the cost at which they could sell the oil for

60cents/l vs 120cents/l (

avg

tank is 50-60l)

Difference seems small, but its 10 dollars in savings on a

fillup

x 3 per month =$30

$30x12mo = $360/year for 1 car. Most families have 2 cars which is $720 per year in savings for a family; x 100,000 families = roughly 72 Million dollars in lost revenue!Slide16

As a result, years ago, the oil sands were seen as a

potential resource

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Meaning, in time, it could be used as a resource if the situation allowed for it (in this case, the price of oil needed to increase to make it a reasonable expense to extract and use the oil)

What impact would the drop in the prices of oil have here in Canada?Slide17

Types of resources

Renewable

– resources that can be used and replenished or replaced in our lifetime

Non-renewable

– resources that are used but cannot be replaced within a reasonable timeframe

Perpetual

– resources that are in constant supply

Potential

– resources that are not currently used but could be used in the future. Related to supply/demand and also to the availability of technology to effectively produce the resourceSlide18

In your notes, write down 3-5 examples of each type of resource

Feel free to use your phones/laptops to google if necessarySlide19

Once written down, I want you to make a list of items or things that use these resourcesSlide20

Lastly, I want you to put a checkmark beside the items you use everyday, or fairly regularlySlide21

Questions 1, 2, 3

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Questions 1, 2, 3,

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Resources are critical to our development and our survival as a human race

Without them we would surely not be able to exist the world that we live in todaySlide23

geographic effects on resources

Climate – things like temperature, precipitation levels, and even the amount of sunlight and wind an area receives determines what types of resources can be sustained in an area.

Think of how some crops only grow in certain conditions

Tree and forest types change with the climates

Some green energy forms rely on solar power and wind so they must be developed in suitable areas Slide24

The use of growing degree days (GDD) is the common practice of understanding what crops can be grown, and where

Growing degree days is a measure of how warm the growing season is. The higher the

gdd’s

the wider the range of crops you can grow

The heat also allows for the crops to grow much quicker which is an added benefit

Commercial agriculture needs a minimum

gdd

of 1100 and even this only allows for a couple fast ripening cropsSlide25

The

gdd’s

are tracked by farmers and it helps them determine how fast the crops are maturing and they then use these figures to determine when to apply fertilizers and pesticides

Look at the figure on page 106Slide26

Topographical – the physical makeup of the earth, its water systems, and landform regions can impact and determine which regions are best suited for a specific natural resource.

Different rock types in different areas of the Canadian shield produce different ores for use.

Wave energies and the oceans/hydro and the lakes

Geothermal heat and its proximity to volcanoes or shifting platesSlide27

Resources and The 3 r’s

Copy the diagram on

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None of the 3 r’s – the item is landfilled and/or burned at an incinerator

Recycling – item is destroyed after use, but the material can be reused

Reusing – the item is used by someone else when you no longer want it

Reducing – the item is neither purchased or made in the first placeSlide28

landfillsSlide29
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recycling

The process of recycling is beneficial

It takes products we no longer want, and remakes them into something else that is new that we buy again

Aluminum cans are the most valuable for the commonly recycled items

But the issue with recycling, is that we still require the use of resources Slide32

Trucks must come to pick up the recyclables, they must be then sorted by machines, and then machines convert them back into a usable raw state to be used again

Read pages 88-89 and answer questions 1-7Slide33

reusing

To reuse an object before then end of its life cycle, makes much more sense

Hand me downs, used clothing stores, beer stores, flea markets and garage sales,

ebay

etc

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Questions 1-4

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Reducing is best

Why buy or make it if you don’t really need it? Reducing comes from the idea of focussing on what is really important in your livesSlide35

People tend to buy what they want and not what they need (having an

iphone

5 and getting an

iphone

6 or having purchased call of duty black ops and in 9 months buying black ops 2)

Or how about having a laptop, a phone, a tablet and an mp3 player (they all do the same things!)Slide36
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Making these products again use and require resources (many of which are non renewable).

Discarding these

items is just as tricky

due to the

chemical compounds and materials used to make

them

Changing

this mentality and only buying what you need and reducing the desire for

flashy/trendy items is

how you as an individual can

greatly help

reduce the amounts of consumed

resources in the worldSlide39

Questions 1-3

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Questions 1-4

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Rethinking our use of resources

Read pages 96-99

Make point form notes on the ideas presented (

SUMMarize

!!!)

Answer questions 1-6 on

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99.Slide41

Quiz!