Which of the following are natural resources industries?
- Automobiles and aerospace
- Banking, insurance and retail
- Education and health care
- Forestry, fishing, agriculture, mining and energy
Answer: Forestry, fishing, agriculture, mining and energy
Forestry, fishing, agriculture, mining and energy are Canada’s natural resources industries. They played an important part in Canada’s history and development, and many areas still depend on them today. Banking and retail are services; cars and aerospace are manufacturing.
Learn more: Three main types of industries
- The three main types of industries are service, manufacturing and natural resources.
- More than 75% of working Canadians have jobs in service industries.
- Service examples: transportation, education, health care, construction, banking, communications, retail, tourism and government.
- Manufacturing makes products to sell in Canada and around the world.
- Manufacturing examples: paper, high technology equipment, aerospace technology, automobiles, machinery, food and clothing.
- Natural resources industries: forestry, fishing, agriculture, mining and energy.
- Tip: health care and banking are services; mining and fishing are natural resources; cars and aerospace are manufacturing.