Economic Activities
What job gets raw materials from the earth?
Primary jobs (example: farming or fishing).
Which system lets people buy and sell with little government control?
Market (free enterprise).
Name a resource that can grow back (example).
Renewable (example: trees).
Name one thing (infrastructure) that helps move goods, like from a farm to a store.
Road (also ports, rail, warehouses).
What does GDP measure in one short phrase?
The total value of goods and services made in a country.
Which activity makes things from raw materials?
Secondary jobs (example: factory work).
Which system follows old customs and traditions for jobs and trade?
Traditional economy.
Name a resource that cannot be replaced once used (example).
(Daily Double) Nonrenewable (example: coal, oil).
What do trade networks do in one short phrase?
They connect buyers and sellers.
What is GDP per person called?
GDP per capita.
Which activity helps people by providing services (like doctors or teachers)?
Tertiary jobs (example: teacher, doctor).
Which system does the government decide most production?
Command (planned) economy.
Why can't coffee be grown everywhere? Give one simple reason.
Because coffee needs a certain climate and soil.
Why do exporters use warehouses? Give one simple reason.
To keep goods safe until they are sold or shipped.
Name one thing besides money that shows how people are doing (example: health or school).
Life expectancy or literacy (education).
Give one example of a primary activity and one example of a secondary activity.
Example: Primary — farming; Secondary — bakery making bread.
What is a mixed economy in one short sentence?
Mixed economy: both markets and government make choices.
Give one example of a primary activity and one example of a secondary activity.
Sun (solar) or wind.
What does a port do in one short sentence?
A port moves goods between ships and land transport.
Say why money alone (GDP) might not show how people live, in one sentence.
GDP doesn't show health, schooling, or how money is shared among people.
If a place grows wheat and also makes bread, which two economic levels are shown?
Growing wheat = primary; making bread = secondary.
In a market economy, who chooses what to buy?
Buyers and sellers (consumers and businesses).
How does having certain resources help a country trade? (short)
If a country has a resource (like oil), it can sell it to other countries for money.
Give one problem bad roads cause for sellers.
Bad roads can slow deliveries or damage goods.
Give one reason life expectancy is important when we compare countries.
Higher life expectancy usually means people are healthier and living better.