4 Types of economic Activities

1. 4 Types of economic Activities • Primary- Hunters, Gathers, Mining, Agriculture, Forestry • Found in Developing Nations or Nations in Transition • Secondary- Auto Production, Construction, Textiles • Value is added to a raw material> making furniture • Found in newly industrialized countries with commercial industry • Tertiary- Service Industries, Infrastructure to transport goods and services. • Found in countries that are developed. • Quaternary- high % of population working in research • Found in countries that are more developed.

2. 12 Climate regions Regions Characteristics TW- Broadleaf trees; rainforest canopy; precipitation in summer months Arid- small population; parasites, disease, limited agriculture, largest daily range of temperature Highland- high altitudes of Africa, South America, and Indonesia Latitude determines the climate zones: Polar, temperate, tropical • Tropical Wet • Tropical Wet and Dry • Desert (Arid) • Semiarid • Mediterranean • Humid Subtropical • Marine West Coast • Humid Continental • Subarctic • Highland (Alpine) • Tundra • Ice Cap

3. 4 Biomes • Forest • deciduous and coniferous forests • Grassland • Steppe in Northern Hemisphere • Pampas in Southern Hemisphere • Desert • Chaparral- drought resistant trees and shrubs • Tundra • Permafrost- permanently frozen sub-soil

4. 3 Different levels of development • Developed • Economic activities fall primarily in the tertiary level • Service Industries • Entertainment • Retail and Wholesale • Transportation • Infrastructure in place to distribute goods and services • More developed countries operate in the quaternary level • Developing • Economic activities fall primarily in the primary level • Nations in Transition • Economic activities move from primary to secondary level

5. Worldwide population growth Identifiers Characteristics Growth High BR Low MR Decline Low BR High MR High Standard of Living Low BR Low Standard of Living High BR • Birthrate • Fertility Rate • Mortality Rate • Infant Mortality Rate • Rate of Natural Increase

6. Population distribution • Habitable Lands • Urban / Rural Mix • Migration • Change in settlement patterns • Push / Pull factors • Better transportation systems • Escape Urbanization • Access to available resources • Economic opportunities

7. Population Density Population Density Carrying Capacity Number of organisms a piece of land can support When the CC is exceeded it leads to: Pollution Lack of jobs Urbanization (overcrowding) • Number of people • Measured • # of people PER SQUARE MILE

8. Precipitation 3 Types Characteristics Greenhouse effect- creates a barrier that traps solar energy Rainshadow effect Windward Rain occurs Cool temperatures Humid climate Leeward Dry conditions Warm temperatures Dry climate Occurs due to movement of warm and cold fronts • Convectional • Orographic • Frontal

9. Types of economic systems • Traditional • Command (Communist) • Government control of production of goods and services • Dictatorship • Market (Free Enterprise) • Democracy- people vote to elect representatives in central government • Mixed • Combination of Command and Market

10. Measuring Economic development • Per capita income • The average amount of money earned by each person within a country • Gross National Product (GNP) • The total value of all goods and services produced by a country over a year or some other specified period of time • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) • The total value of all goods and services produced within the boundaries of a country in a given period of time.