Unit 2 Economic Geography and Development

If you grew up on a farm in West Texas, would type of economic activities would you most likely participate in?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Quaternary

-Depends on supply and demand

-Common in developed countries

-Farmers raise goods that give the most profit

These factors describe what type of agriculture?

• Cottage agriculture

• Market agriculture (agribusiness)

• Subsistence agriculture

• Slash and burn agriculture

This sector of the economy includes major universities and research institutions.

• Primary

• Secondary

• Quaternary

• Quinary

This sector of the economy adds value to natural resources by transforming raw materials into valuable products.

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Quaternary

This is when company relocates a piece (or all)

of its manufacturing operations to factories in other

countries due to cheaper resources/labor

• job shipping

• outsourcing

• resourcing

• layoffs

What are the factories in Mexico called?

• Mariachi
• Maquiladoras
• Commercial Factories
• No factories in Mexico

AT&T having their call centers stationed in India and China is known as what industry practice? 

• Agglomerations
• Outsourcing
• NAFTA
• Special Economic Zones

What is per capita income?

• the total amount of money a country makes in a year
• the average amount of money earned by each person in a country
• the amount of capital a person owns
• none of the above 

Farming, mining, fishing, and forestry are all considered to be

• Primary Economic Activities
• Secondary Economic Activities
• Tertiary Economic Activities
• Quaternary Economic Activities

 Producers of automobiles select assembly plant locations primarily for their closer access to

• government subsidies.
• raw materials
• water transportation.
•  labor markets.