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Thurs Sept 28 Geography
Thurs Sept 28 Geography
INDUSTRY
Primary Industries
Agriculture
Fishing and Forestry
Mining
Fishing and Forestry
Primary Industries extract natural
resources from the earth.
Fishing is an important food source for
many countries
Forestry provides lumbar for construction,
produces paper, etc.
Fishing
The fishing industry has 2 varieties:
Fish
Seaweed
Largest Consumers:
Fish Japan
Seaweed China, Japan and South Korea
Fishing
Why is it important to NOT over-fish?
How do we protect the environment in
the fishing industry?
Forestry
We use many, many products from trees in our
every day lives:
Eat tree nuts and fruit
Leaves: wax, medicines, fragrances
Branches: chemicals, plastics, paper products
Bark: medicines, mulch, dyes
Trunk: furniture, instruments, plywood
Sap: adhesives, shampoo, soaps
Stump: Turpentine, cleaners, laundry detergent.
Mining
Mining is the biggest Primary Industry
of the three.
3 resources:
Metals
Non-metals
Fossil fuels