Match Economic Activities to Industries

Match each economic activity to its corresponding industry. Move the answers to the correct boxes.

• a factory producing cookies

• Retail

• a farmer harvesting rice

• Agriculture

• a mom-and-pop shop selling artisanal breads

• Service

• a flight attendant passing out snacks

• Manufacturing

Mining is an example of which type of economic industry?

• A. Agriculture

• B. Manufacturing

• C. Retail

• D. Service

What is the best title for the list above?

• Landforms of United States and Canada

• Landforms of Europe

• Landforms of Latin America

• Landforms of Sub-Saharan Africa

Which type of map would one use to locate mountains, lowlands, rivers, and coasts in Southeast Asia?

• population distribution

• political

• resource location

• physical

If your plane were headed to 80 degrees south for your vacation, where are you headed?

• South Africa

• North Pole

• Antarctica

• Alaska

Canada, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom all have representative democracies. This means that --

• A. elected officials represent themselves.

• B. elected officials represent the people.

• C. elected officials represent the monarch.

• D. elected officials represent the president.

According to the chart, which city has the lowest number of inhabitants?

• Austin

• Dallas

• San Antonio

• Houston

Based on your knowledge of Texas geography, what is the most likely reason for the low population from the answer to Part A?

• Houston has little room to expand so it stays the same.

• San Antonio can expand even more due to its location.

• Dallas is in the metroplex and can expand more.

• Austin is in a part of the state with little room to expand.

Dear Friend, We have arrived at our new homestead. There is a beautiful river close by. The trees are abundant and varied. There are many wildflowers. The soil is dark and rich. During our first week, it has rained two days and been sunny the rest of the time. We have enjoyed warm days and cool nights. The settlers who have lived here for some time have told us that the winters are mild, so the growing season is long. I believe we have found a good place to live. The letter is a good example of which of the following?

• the domestic policies of a new society

• economic policies in colonial America

• how geographic factors influence patterns of settlement

• the ways human migration influences the character of places

When Europeans first migrated to North America, where would they put their settlements?

• near natural resources

• at high altitudes

• in the southern region

• open prairies