Fresh water is a vital renewable resource utilized extensively for bathing, cleaning, drinking, and various household and industrial purposes. In Canada, the indigenous peoples initially used freshwater from Hudson Bay, and today, the Great Lakes serve as a primary source.
6. What economic impact (value) does the resource have on Canada
The economic impact that freshwater has on Canada is that we have a lot of freshwater, and we trade with countries who don't have. Only 3% of the world's water is freshwater, and Canada withholds a lot of it. Freshwater and water bottle companies would benefit from the money they would gain. Canada would have a high demand for clean water from countries in need. Also in freshwater lakes and rivers, there are many edible fish living, so a lot of fishermen go fish over there. They can sell the fish and make money as a lot of people already do.
4. How is the resource extracted or harvested?
2. When and Where (in Canada) was
the resource developed?
The aboriginals were the first to use the water
in Canada. They first started using freshwater from Hudson Bay. They lived by rivers, and rivers are freshwater. Now we (in Ontario) use the Great Lakes (Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Superior and Lake Erie) for our homes and industrial purposes.
5. What is the environmental impact of
extracting/harvesting this resource
The environmental impacts that fresh water has is floods and destroys homes
3. How is the resource
commonly used
Bathing,cleaning, drinking, dishwasher and tap water.
