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Canada’s Vast Natural Resources
Regional Perspective:
Chapter 1
International Business
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•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)
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•1.3 million square miles of forests
•more than 150 species of trees
•15% of exports are forestry- related products:
paper, wood pulp, timber
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Commercial Fishing
• 500 years!
• Cod, haddock, herring, salmon, lobster, scallops, halibut
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Hydroelectricity…
World’s 2nd leading producer
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Primary farm product = Wheat
Other commodities: barley, potatoes, corn, soybeans & oats.
Livestock: Beef cattle, pourltry, dairy cows, hogs, sheep and egg-laying hens
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Natural Beauty!
40 million tourists visit Canada each year.
Tourist spending brings in over $3 billion a year.
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Hunting, fishing, camping and other outdoor activities are major tourist attractions
Eat Turkey, not me!