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Chapter 11/12
Vocabulary
Aquaculture

Raising and harvesting fish or aquatic
plants in a controlled environment
Contour Plowing

Plowing horizontally along slopes
instead of up and down in order to
prevent soil run-off during heavy rains
Allowable Annual Cut

The limited amount of timber that can
be cut in a province each year
First Stage
Manufacturing:

Initial Processing of Raw Materials
Ex: Cut trees milled into lumber
Second Stage
Manufacturing
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Use of processed materials to make
finished product
Ex: Using Lumber( wood) to make
furniture
Diversification

The process of making the economy
more varied.
Ex: Producing a wider range of goods
and services so we are not reliant on
primary industries.
Q: Why is that a good thing?
Diversify

To become a more varied economy
Natural Resource

Are materials found in the
environment
Ex:
Branch Plant

A plant or factory owned by a
company based elsewhere.
Ex:
Quality of Life
Standard of living.
 Based On:
-GDP per person
-birth rate
-death rate
-Life Expectancy
-literacy and equality

Regional Disparity


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Wealth gap among provinces or
regions of the country.
Which provinces have more Money?
Which provinces have less?
Seasonal Employment

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Employment for only part of the year
for industries tied closely to to weather
and seasons
Ex:
Brain Drain


Migration of highly educated people
away from an area.
Why?
Outmigration

Movement away from an area
Q: In Canada which provinces are
hardest hit by this? Where are people
going?
Transfer Payments

Federal Government program to transfer
some of the tax money collected in
provinces with a high GDP to provinces who
has less.
Q: Which provinces are giving up money?
Q: Which Provinces are receiving Money?