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1 Quaternary Activities
Economic Activities Primary Activities Secondary Activities Tertiary Activities Quaternary Activities

2 Primary Activities Use natural resources directly
Location: at the site of the natural resource being used Examples: wheat farming, iron mining

3 Secondary Activities Use raw materials to produce or manufacture something new Location: close to the resource or close to the market for the finished product other factors affecting location: labor, energy, and land costs Examples: processing wheat into flour, manufacturing steel

4 Tertiary Activities Provide services to people and businesses
Location: usually near customers Examples: bakeries, car dealerships

5 Quaternary Activities
Process and distribute information Location: anywhere other factors affecting location: access to skilled workers, good transportation and communication systems, places with pleasant climates and a high quality of life. Examples: plant-genetics research, automotive engineering

6 Middle-Income Countries
Levels of Development Developed Countries Developing Countries Middle-Income Countries

7 Developed Countries Australia 22,200 77-males; 83-females 100% 85%
Examples: Per Capita GDP Life Expectancy Literacy Rate Urban TV Sets per 1000 Physicians Australia , males; 83-females % % Australia , males; 83-females % % Australia , males; 83-females % Australia , males; 83-females % % /389 Australia , males; 83-females Australia Australia ,200 Japan , males; 84-females % % Japan , males; 84-females % % /522 Japan , males; 84-females % Japan , males; 84-females % % Japan , males; 84-females Japan Japan ,400 U.S.A , males; 80-females % % U.S.A , males; 80-females % % /365 U.S.A , males; 80-females % % U.S.A ,900 U.S.A. U.S.A , males; 80-females U.S.A , males; 80-females %

8 Developing Countries Afghanistan 800 47-males; 45-females 32%
Examples: Per Capita GDP Life Expectancy Literacy Rate Urban TV Sets per 1000 Physicians Afghanistan males; 45-females % Afghanistan males; 45-females Afghanistan males; 45-females % % Afghanistan males; 45-females % % /6,690 Afghanistan males; 45-females % % Afghanistan Afghanistan Haiti , males; 51-females % % Haiti , males; 51-females % % Haiti , males; 51-females % % /9,846 Haiti ,340 Haiti , males; 51-females % Haiti Haiti , males; 51-females Mali males; 48-females % % /18,376 Mali Mali males; 48-females % % Mali males; 48-females Mali Mali males; 48-females % Mali males; 48-females % %

9 Middle-Income Countries
Examples: Per Capita GDP Life Expectancy Literacy Rate Urban TV Sets per 1000 Physicians Brazil , males; 68-females % Brazil , males; 68-females Brazil , males; 68-females % % /681 Brazil , males; 68-females % % Brazil , males; 68-females % % Brazil ,150 Brazil Mexico , males; 75-females % % /613 Mexico ,500 Mexico , males; 75-females % Mexico , males; 75-females Mexico , males; 75-females % % Mexico Mexico , males; 75-females % % Thailand , males; 72-females % % /3,461 Thailand , males; 72-females % % Thailand , males; 72-females % % Thailand ,400 Thailand Thailand , males; 72-females Thailand , males; 72-females %


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