Primary Resources
Nova Scotia is a province that is rich in minerals, and natural resources. Nova Scotia's mineral is the mineral called Branch. Branch is found near Amethyst cove and Cape Breton Island. Manganite, Barite, and Geothite are all found throughout the Fraser mine, and all the way through the McDonald mine. Mining is popular around Sydney, Nova Scotia, and Sydney also has a lot of coal. Coal is one major natural resource in Nova Scotia as well as oil, natural gas, and fish. Oil as well as natural gases are both found on the Southern coasts of Nova Scotia. Fish can be found at any of the capes, inlets, or bays. Coal is very plentiful throughout all of Nova Scotia. Great growing soil is also very common in Nova Scotia. The soil is very rich in sediments.
Primary Industries
Some major primary industries around the ocean and the inner cities are fishing, mining, and drilling. Farming, and in the lumber work area also make great jobs. Fishing is more popular with people who live on or by lakes, and the ocean. Drilling is also popular to people who live by the shore, because shore-line drilling has become slightly popular.
Secondary Industries
People in Nova Scotia are the worlds largest exporters in Christmas trees, lobster, gypsum, and wild berries. Manufacturing is very big around Sydney and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Fishing is the largest industry throughout Nova Scotia. The fishing industry is so large that in 1990, Nova Scotia exported half a billion dollars of fish and fish products to other countries.
Location factors of a fishing industry:
- Proximity to raw materials: would need to be close to water (a large body of water that tends to have a lot of fish preferably)
- Location of markets: near a big city/communities, or be able to export goods easily
- Availability of fresh water and power: it would be the same as the proximity to raw materials; would need to be close to a large body of water
- Labour supply: would need to be near a larger city/town
- Transportation: would need to be near water to use a boat as the cheapest shipping/exporting
Location factors of a fishing industry:
- Proximity to raw materials: would need to be close to water (a large body of water that tends to have a lot of fish preferably)
- Location of markets: near a big city/communities, or be able to export goods easily
- Availability of fresh water and power: it would be the same as the proximity to raw materials; would need to be close to a large body of water
- Labour supply: would need to be near a larger city/town
- Transportation: would need to be near water to use a boat as the cheapest shipping/exporting
Tertiary Industries
The Nova Scotia tourism industry directs over 6,500 businesses supporting 40,000 jobs. The video game industry had a huge soar in the amount of workers working there. Shipping is also common in Halifax, one of the main Atlantic ports.