Grade 9 · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 11
Industries & Jobs
Sectors, location and trade
What your child practises
Primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary industries, why companies choose certain locations, how Canadian industries connect to other countries, and careers in the marine, resource and tourism sectors.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: C1.4, C1.5, C1.6, C1.7 · knowledge-based and other industries, location factors, the importance of industries and trade, and careers
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Why are pulp and paper mills often built near forests and rivers?
- They are made of fish
- They need a lot of wood and water
- They need mountains
- They need an airport
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They need a lot of wood and water
Hint: Raw material and water supply are location factors.
Question 2
Primary, secondary or tertiary? Sort each job.
Sort into: ⛏️ Primary · 🏭 Secondary · 🧑🏫 Tertiary
- 🪵Sawmill worker
- 🌾Farmer
- 🛒Store clerk
- 🚌Bus driver
- 🍞Bakery production worker
- 🌲Tree harvester
Show answer
⛏️ Primary: Farmer, Tree harvester · 🏭 Secondary: Sawmill worker, Bakery production worker · 🧑🏫 Tertiary: Store clerk, Bus driver
Hint: Primary: gather raw materials. Secondary: make things. Tertiary: provide services.
Question 3
A forester uses GIS to plan where to harvest and replant. This shows…
- that forestry has no use for maps
- that GIS replaces foresters
- that geospatial technology is useful in natural resource careers
- that GIS is only for games
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that geospatial technology is useful in natural resource careers
Hint: Maps and satellite images help manage large areas.
Question 4
A Canadian lumber company sells wood to builders in the United States. This shows…
- that exports do not exist
- that lumber is a service
- that Canadian industries are connected to those of other countries
- that trade is not important
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that Canadian industries are connected to those of other countries
Hint: Trade links economies together.
Question 5
Which job is in the tertiary sector?
- forest harvester
- miner
- nurse
- steelworker
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nurse
Hint: Health care is a service.
Question 6
Most Canadian workers are employed in which sector?
- no sector
- primary
- tertiary (services)
- secondary
Show answer
tertiary (services)
Hint: Services such as health care, retail and education employ the largest share of workers.