Capitalism Communism Political Econ| Crash Course Geography

The study of scarcity, decision-making, and how people respond to incentives around resources is known as…

• Commerce
• Economics
• Geopolitics
• Trade

What is economic geography?

• A branch of science concerned with land formations
• A study of where and how people earn a living
• A theory of how societies form

What do economic geographers study?

• only economics
• only politics
• both

What is the relationship between power and economics?

• they are unrelated
• they are the same
• they are intertwined

What is the name for the study of the interaction between politics and economics?

• Economic Geography
• Political Geography
• Geopolitics

What is the Silk Road?

• a famous movie about the economy
• a trade route through Asia
• a political movement in Europe

What is the main concern of economic geography?

• The distribution of material wealth in the world
• The history of economics
• The future of capitalism

How is wealth usually distributed in the world?

• evenly
• unevenly
• in a circular pattern

What do primary activities refer to?

• Anything that comes from the land, like agriculture, mining, logging, or hunting
• Anything that involves manufacturing or refining primary goods
• Anything that involves selling goods to consumers

What is the difference between primary and secondary activities?

• Primary activities are more profitable
• Secondary activities involve extracting raw goods
• Secondary activities involve manufacturing or refining primary goods