Unit 4 - Natural Resources

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Across
  1. 3. Minerals that have so many different characteristics, it is difficult to describe them.
  2. 6. This industry provides services to people and businesses outside the community
  3. 8. Are minerals that release energy when burned
  4. 9. Is the sector that uses the most of Canada’s energy
  5. 11. Larger companies, usually all year long, living in larger communities
  6. 12. This issue in farming pertains to growing populations meaning more land needs to be dedicated to housing and other infrastructure.
  7. 14. Manufacturing products by putting things together
  8. 17. Minerals when refined, contain the group of materials that we know as metals.
  9. 19. _____________ forests are unlikely to be harvested
  10. 20. Cause millions of dollars of damage to forests every year
  11. 21. Resources that are constantly being produced by nature and can’t be damaged by human activity
  12. 22. Industries that involve the processing of ideas rather than products
  13. 25. More than 75% of Canadians are employed in this area
  14. 26. This location factor is the reason why auto manufacturers thrive in southern Ontario, as there is a large educated population
  15. 28. - Involves large areas of land; Requires relatively small amounts of labour
  16. 29. Provide a wide range of services that support primary and secondary industries and society in general
  17. 30. This issue in farming impacts what type of vegetation can grow in various locations. Over time, crops may have to change
  18. 31. Near populated places are very important to the water supply, such as the Tibetan Plateau in western China
Down
  1. 1. Ihis type of mining is used to extract mineral ores located deep in the earth.
  2. 2. The world is becoming a global village largely due to the improvements made in this area of technology
  3. 4. Is located near large urban areas and produces products such as dairy products for the nearby large population
  4. 5. This location factor helps companies get their goods to a variety of markets in a timely and effective fashion
  5. 7. This industry provides services for people and businesses located within the community
  6. 10. ____________ forests consist of trees that can be harvested for profit
  7. 13. Extracting raw materials from the ground or water
  8. 15. Resources that are created by nature so slowly (over millions of years) what exists today is all there will ever be
  9. 16. Is a normal part of the life cycle of forest ecosystems
  10. 18. The merging of various communication technologies together
  11. 23. Usually families and individuals, with smaller equipment, running a smaller operation for daily income
  12. 24. sheets Are huge stores of water, but they are not readily used because of low populations
  13. 27. Resources that are constantly being replenished by nature at a fast enough rate that they should be available for humans as long as we need them