Canada’s Vast Natural Resources

Regional Perspective:

Chapter 1

International Business

•2nd largest country in the world

-3.8 million sq. miles

-Less than 7 people per square mile (U.S. has 68 people per square mile)

•1.3 million square miles of forests

•more than 150 species of trees

•15% of exports are forestry- related products:

paper, wood pulp, timber

Commercial Fishing

• 500 years!

• Cod, haddock, herring, salmon, lobster, scallops, halibut

Hydroelectricity…

World’s 2nd leading producer

Primary farm product = Wheat

Other commodities: barley, potatoes, corn, soybeans & oats.

Livestock: Beef cattle, pourltry, dairy cows, hogs, sheep and egg-laying hens

Natural Beauty!

40 million tourists visit Canada each year.

Tourist spending brings in over $3 billion a year.

Hunting, fishing, camping and other outdoor activities are major tourist attractions

Eat Turkey, not me!

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