Resource Sustainability and Industries Quiz

Study Notes

Resource Sustainability

Natural Resources: Elements of the environment providing goods/services (e.g., air, sunlight, water, land, plants, animals, geological resources).
Ecological Footprint: Quantifies human impact, measuring resource use and waste generation (measured in hectares).
Ecological Overshoot: Situation where resource demand exceeds Earth's supply.
Sustainability: Meeting current needs without compromising future generations' needs.
Actions for Sustainability: Reduce waste, reuse/recycle/repurpose materials, conserve water/energy, limit plastics, use reusable items.

Types of Industries

Industry: Economic activity processing raw materials for goods/services. Creates jobs, income, and trade.
Primary Industries: Extract raw materials (e.g., mining, agriculture, forestry, fishing, oil/gas extraction). Contribute about 6% of Canada's goods/services value.
Secondary Industries: Process raw materials into finished goods (e.g., manufacturing, construction, food processing).
Tertiary Industries: Provide services (e.g., retail, transportation, entertainment, healthcare, finance, education).
Quaternary Industries: Focus on knowledge transmission (e.g., research, development, education, ICT, management, scientific research).

Energy Resources in Canada

Conventional Energy: Fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal), nuclear power. Cost-effective, accessible, high energy output, but non-renewable and polluting.
Alternative Energy: Renewable sources (solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, biomass, hydro). Clean burning, but can be more geographically restrictive or have other impacts.
Unconventional Energy: Extracting resources from deep rock formations (e.g., fracking).
Main Uses of Energy: Industry, agriculture, transportation, residential, commercial, institutional/public buildings.
Renewable Energy Sources in Canada: Hydroelectric power is Canada's largest renewable energy source (59.3%). Wind and biomass are also significant (3.5% and 1.4% respectively).

Oil Sands & TMX

Trans Mountain Pipeline: Crude oil pipeline from Edmonton to Vancouver, with export options to other countries.
Alberta Oil Sands: Large deposits of oil sands near Lake Athabasca, Peace River, and Cold Lake.
Oil Sands Extraction Methods:
Surface Mining: Extracts shallower deposits using large equipment.
In-situ: Extracts deeper deposits by pushing water or solvents underground to release bitumen.
Oil Sands Characteristics: Non-renewable resource. Crude oil processed for use in homes, factories, vehicles, and plastics.
Bitumen Extraction Process: Processes separates bitumen from sand and water; the separated water and sand is deposited in toxic tailings ponds. Heated freshwater (using natural gas) used to extract bitumen.

Description

Test your knowledge on resource sustainability and the various types of industries. This quiz covers key concepts like ecological footprints, sustainability actions, and the classifications of primary and secondary industries. Understand the impact of human activities and explore sustainable practices.