W Geo 5th 6 (Eco Activities)

Which of the following are all examples of primary economic activities?

• agriculture, mining, and manufacturing

• mining, manufacturing, and fishing

• manufacturing, providing services, and processing information

• agriculture, fishing, and mining

A system of resource management in which decisions about production and distribution of goods and services are made by a central authority is a -

• secondary economic activity

• command economy

• free enterprise

• quaternary activity

Use the information in the boxes and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

1. Because Saudi Arabia has vast oil reserves, it produces and refines oil.

2. Because of its climate and soils, Columbia grows coffee beans.

3. Because Japan consists of islands, many of its people engage in fishing.

• The physical geography of an area often affects its economic activities.

• Major urban centers are usually found only along rivers.

• Technology has little effect on economic activities.

• Natural resources are more important than climate to economic activties.

A country in which most people work in tertiary and quaternary economic activities and enjoy a high standard of living is a(n)

• developing country

• a specialized country

• developed country

• communist country

Retail sales and banks are classified as -

• secondary economic activities

• tertiary economic activities

• quaternary economic activities

• primary economic activities

A _________________ economy is one in which businesses are privately owned and production and prices are determined by supply and demand.

• mixed

• traditional

• command

• market

The United States is an example of a(n)

• developed country

• developing country

• less developed country

• industrializing country

A country with a high birth rate and a high death rate is usually has what level of economic activities?

• quaternary

• secondary

• primary

• tertiary

A ________________ economy is an economy in which the government supports and regulates free enterprise through decisions that affect the marketplace.

• capitalist

• command

• mixed

• traditional

Scientific research, government, libraries, and education are examples of what level of economic activities?

• primary

• quaternary

• secondary

• tertiary