FRESH
CONDIMENTS
HAMBURGER BUNS
PLASTICS FOR
PACKAGING
HAMBURGER
PATTY
PAPER PACKAGING
MATERIALS EXTRACTION
Primary producers are always the first stage in any chain, and the part they
play is to produce the raw materials from which the final product will then be
created.
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VOCABULARY
Definitions from Merriam-Webster Student Dictionary
Natural Resource: Something (as a mineral, water power source, forest, or kind of animal) that is
found in nature and is valuable to humans (as in providing a source of energy, recreation, or scenic
beauty).
Raw Material:
Something from which a useful or desirable product can be manufactured or
produced.
Extract:
1 : to remove by pulling <extract a tooth> 2 : to get out by pressing, distilling, or by a
chemical process <extract juice from apples>
Extraction: The act or process of extracting
PRODUCTION
Production is when the product itself takes shape in the hands of manufacturing
companies. These companies bring together products and other raw materials
to create the final product.
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TRANSPORTATION
….an act, process, or instance of transporting
or being transported
USE
…...the act or practice of using something
VOCABULARY
Definitions from Merriam-Webster Student Dictionary
Produce
To give birth or rise to (a tree producing good fruit) (the offspring an insect can
produce)
To cause to be or happen : BRING ABOUT (the insect bite produced a rash)
(this will produce results)
To bring something out by work (produced a magazine article) MANUFACTURE (a factory producing steel)
DISPOSAL
...May include recycling, reusing, composting
VOCABULARY
Definitions from Merriam-Webster Student Dictionary
Recycle: to process (as liquid body waste, glass, or cans) in order to regain materials for human
use
Reuse: to use again especially in a different way
Compost: a mixture largely of decayed matter of once living things (as grass) or their products (as
coffee grinds) and used for fertilizing and conditioning land
Resources
What is a RESOURCE?
Definitions from Merriam-Webster Student Dictionary
a : a new or a reserve source of supply or support
b plural : a usable stock or supply (as of money, products, or energy) <mineral
resources>
c : NATURAL RESOURCE something (as a mineral, water power source,
forest, or kind of animal) that is found in nature and is valuable to humans)
Life Cycle Stages - Chain of
Production
MATERIALS
EXTRACTION
PRODUCTION
TRANSPORTATION
Fresh
Condiments
Plastic
Condiment
Packaging
DISPOSAL
Buns
USE
Napkins &
Packaging
Hamburger
Patty
Hamburger
Another example…
can you think of more?
Example of a Chain of Production in action: BREAD
1. MATERIALS EXTRACTION: Wheat is grown on farms, then harvested.
2. PRODUCTION: Wheat is transported to a mill where it is turned into flour to
be sold locally or overseas.
3. TRANSPORTATION: The flour is transported to bakeries where various
ingredients (yeast, salt and grains) are added to turn the raw product (flour)
into dough.
4. USE: The dough is then baked into bread, which can be sold in bakeries or
supermarkets.
Adapted from LandLearnNSW. (n.d.). What is a ‘production chain’.