Subject
Grade
Concept/Content
resources and economic development in different regions of Canada
Elaboration
- Sample activities:
- Use maps to describe the location of natural resources in Canada in relation to characteristics of physical geography (e.g., fish on the coasts, mineral resources in the Canadian Shield)
- Identify significant natural resources in BC and Canada, including:
- fish and marine resources
- forests
- minerals (e.g., diamonds, gold, asbestos, tin, copper)
- energy resources (e.g., natural gas, petroleum, coal, hydro)
- Key questions:
- What natural resources are most important to the economy of your community?
- How has technology affected the discovery, extraction, processing, and marketing of selected natural resources?
keywords
resources and economic development in different regions of Canada