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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Wednesday, November 30. 2011

Mr. Schick!!!! Or Whats up Robert!

Yesterday Mrs. Brannan  Economic Geography was our teacher, she made us take notes Economic Geography!
I took a lot of notes:

Economic Geography

Renewable Resources: Replace themselves over time.
Examples:
Soil, water, forests.

NonRenewable Resources: Once they are used, they are gone.
Examples: Fossil Fuels and Metals. Fossil Fuels; oil, coal, gas. Metals: gold, copper, iron, and bauxite.
Fossil Fuel: A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.

Human Resources: affected by level of education, skilled or unskilled labor, and if managerial or entrepreneurial abilitiesare needed.
Example: People and their minds.

Capital Resources: Resources that can be used to make more of something, like money or tools.
Key Features: Availibility of money for lending the level of infrustructure the availability and use of tools, machines, and technology.

3 Levels of Economic Activity:
Primary Activities: Dealing directly with natural resources.
Examples: fishing, farming, mining.
Secondary Activities: Manufacturing and processing of natural resources.
Examples: steel mills, automobile assembly, saw mills.
Tertiary Activities: service industries.
Examples: transportation, retail trade, informational technology services.

Resources Change Over Time:
Wood: deforestation.
Coal: pollution, mining problems, competitions w/ oil and gas.
Petroleum (Oil/Gas): transportation, enviornmental considerations.
Nuclear: contamination, disposal of waste.
Solar or Wind: cost, aesthetics.

To be continued...

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