1. Economic Geography

2. Economic Activities Primary: Secondary:
Uses natural resources directly
Usually located at the site of natural resources
Secondary:
Manufacturing
Usually located close to the resource or close to market

3. Economic Activities Tertiary: Quaternary: Services
Located near the customer
Quaternary:
Process and distribute information
Located anywhere

4. Economic Systems Subsistence Economy: Also called Traditional economy
Good made for personal use, little surplus, or exchange of goods
Usually found in rural or poor areas

5. Economic Systems Market Economy: Specialization of production
free enterprise – competition in market drives price and production
capitalism – businesses, industries, resources privately owned
Located in the United States and Western Nations

6. Economic Systems Command Economy:
Govt. determines production and price
Communist system – Govt. controls means of production
Located in Soviet Union 1917 – 1991; Today – Cuba, North Korea

7. Developed v. Developing Countries
Good infrastructure*, global market economies
U.S., Canada, most of Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand
Developing
Poor infrastructure*, local market and subsistence economies
Africa, some of Asia, some of Latin America

8. Political Geography National Boundaries Natural Boundaries
Mountains, rivers, etc.
Cultural Boundaries
Border based on cultural traits
Ireland/Northern Ireland
Geometric Boundaries
Straight lines
U.S./ Canada

9. Political Geography International Cooperation
Political and military cooperation
United Nations (U.N.)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

10. Political Geography Economic cooperation World Trade Organization
European Union
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)