Land Use! Economic Activities, Land And Wealth

Land, the Source of Wealth Whether by mining, farming, fishing mankind gets his wealth from land. Even manufacturing uses land, and the raw materials that come from land. Not all economic are equally good at generating wealth. The wealth of a nation depends on how its land is used to generate wealth.

Low Wealth Land Uses These land uses barely provide enough wealth to live: Nomadic Herding is when a people live it tents or other temporary shelters and raise animals for food and clothing. Hunting & Traditional Forestry is when people “live of the land” by Hunting and Gathering Subsistence Agriculture is traditional farming, providing just enough to eat… In a good year!

Medium Wealth Land Uses Forestry, Modern Forestry is the cutting of trees for timber. It is done on an industrial scale. Replanting is often done to ensure sustainability Agriculture/ Stock Raising, Modern Agriculture is growing crops and raising animals for sale. It is done with modern techniques and on an industrial scale. Fishing, Catching fish is now also done on an industrial scale.

High Wealth Land Uses Manufacturing, Factories that produce goods also produce a lot of wealth for the amount of land they take up and people involved Commerce is the act of “getting the goods to market. Commerce included Stores, Malls, even Movie Theaters. All of which produce a great deal of wealth per acre or person involved.