Canada's Economy Google Slides and Student Notes

This listing is for a Google Slide presentation and Student Graphic Organizer/Notes page and key. For my online students I like to include a PDF of the slide presentation so I am including this also. These slides cover the Georgia Standards of Excellence:

SS6E4 Analyze different economic systems.

• a. Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.
• b. Explain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.
• c. Describe the economic system of Canada.

SS6E5 Give examples of how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Canada.

• a. Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.
• b. Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes.
• c. Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.
• d. Explain the functions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

SS6E6 Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or

absence in Canada.

• a. Evaluate how literacy rates affect the standard of living.
• b. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).
• c. Explain the relationship between investment in capital goods (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita).
• d. Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy.
• e. Describe the role of entrepreneurship.