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BRITISH COLUMBIA
● FORESTRY
● COAL
● NATURAL GAS
● METAL DEPOSITS
● FISHING
● HYDROELECTRIC POWER
● AGRICULTURAL LAND
WHAT IS COAL
➔ Coal is a type of FOSSIL FUEL (A fuel formed from the remains of plants and
animals).
➔ It’s the altered remains of prehistoric vegetation that originally accumulated
in swamps.
➔ The energy we get from coal today comes from the energy that plants
absorbed from the sun millions of years ago.
WHAT IS NATURAL GAS?
➔ Natural gas occurs deep beneath the earth's surface. Natural gas consists mainly of
methane, a compound with one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms. Natural gas also
contains small amounts of hydrocarbon gas liquids and nonhydrocarbon gases. We use
natural gas as a fuel and to make materials and chemicals.

➔ How did it form? Millions of years ago, the remains of plants and animals (diatoms) decayed
and built up in thick layers, sometimes mixed with sand and silt. Over time, these layers were
buried under sand, silt, and rock. Pressure and heat changed some of this organic material
into coal, some into oil (petroleum), and some into natural gas.
WHAT IS A METAL DEPOSIT?
A metal deposit is a body of rock in which one or more metals have been
concentrated to the point of being economically viable for recovery.
WHAT IS AGRICULTURAL LAND?
Agricultural land is typically land devoted to agriculture, the systematic and controlled use
of other forms of life—particularly the rearing of livestock and production of crops—to
produce food for humans.
ALBERTA
● COAL
● OIL
● GAS
● FORESTS
SASKATCHEWAN
● AGRICULTURAL LAND
● POTASH
● URANIUM
● COAL
● OIL
WHAT IS POTASH?
➔ Potash is an alkaline potassium compound most commonly used in fertilizers, soaps and
deicers (for snow and ice removal).. It refers to a variety of salts produced through mining of
minerals and chemical manufacturing. Canada is the world's largest potash producer and
exporter. The bulk of the country’s potash industry is located in Saskatchewan.
URANIUM
Uranium is a very heavy metal which has been used as an abundant source of
concentrated energy for 60 years.

Uranium was apparently formed in supernovas about 6.6 billion years ago. While it is not
common in the solar system, today its slow radioactive decay provides the main source of
heat inside the Earth, causing convection and continental drift. It’s used the military to
power nuclear submarines and in nuclear weapons.
MANITOBA
● METALS
● HYDROELECTRIC POWER
● AGRICULTURAL LAND
● NICKEL
● COPPER
● LEAD
● ZINC
● FORESTRY
WHAT IS ZINC?
It’s a blue-ish white, lustrous metal. Most common versions are dull though.

Small amounts of Zinc are used for health reasons:

➔ Regulating immune system function

➔ Treating diarrhea
➔ Treats the common cold
➔ Helps heal wounds faster
ONTARIO
● AGRICULTURAL LANDS
● FORESTS
● HYDROELECTRICITY
● NICKEL
● URANIUM
● ZINC
● GOLD
● SILVER
● COPPER
QUEBEC
● HYDROELECTRIC POWER
● FORESTRY
● ASBESTOS
● IRON
● GOLD
WHAT IS ASBESTOS?
➔ A mineral
➔ Long, thin, fibre like crystals.
➔ Commonly used in construction as insulation.
➔ Can be very hazardous to your health: Can cause asbestosis. A chronic,
serious non-cancerous respiratory disease that aggravates lung tissues.
NOVA SCOTIA
● GYPSUM
● SALT
● FISHING
● COAL
● GAS
WHAT IS GYPSUM?
It’s a soft sulfate mineral typically used to manufacture wallboard and cement.
NEW BRUNSWICK
● FORESTS
● METAL
● FISHING
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
● AGRICULTURAL LAND
● FISHING
NEWFOUNDLAND
● FORESTS
● FISHING
● IRON
● OIL
YUKON
● GOLD
● ZINC
● LEAD
● SILVER
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
● URANIUM
● GOLD
● LEAD
● ZINC
● DIAMONDS
● TUNGSTEN
WHAT IS TUNGSTEN?
It’s a hard, steel, grey metal that is often very brittle. (Easy to break).

Usually used to make fluorescent light bulbs (tungsten light bulbs), and television
tubes.
NUNAVUT
● IRON
● PETROLEUM
● NATURAL GAS
● DIAMONDS
● GOLD
WHAT IS PETROLEUM?
Petroleum is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations
beneath the Earth's surface. It is commonly refined into various types of fuels. Also known
as crude oil.