Development
The percentage of people within a population aged 15 and older that can read and write.
What is the literacy rate?
This sector of the economy is responsible for harvesting raw materials
What is the primary sector?
Using a resource
What is consumption?
Most of the world (including the United States) uses this type of economy.
What is a Mixed Economy?
What is Autumn?
A country with low literacy rates, shorter life expectancy, and a low GDP
What is a Less Developed Country (LDC)?
This sector of the economy includes jobs that convert raw materials into finished goods
What is the secondary sector?
Creating a good/product from a natural resoruce.
What is production?
This system is now mostly extiect and requires people to trade with one another rather than purchase goods with currency
What is a Traditional Economy?
This president made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
A country with high literacy rates, longer life expectancy, and a high GDP.
What is a More Developed Country (MDC)?
Coal mining is an example of a a job in this economic sector.
What is the primary sector?
Solar panels and wind turbines are examples of this type of energy.
What is renewable energy?
Jessica hand makes pots and bowls for her local village. She often trades them for local fresh fruits and vegetables with the farmer that lives next door. Most people in her village make or trade for what they need, and few people travel very far from the village.
What is a Traditional Economy?
These bugs are famous for flying south from the United States to Mexico during the fall months.
What are Monarch Butterflies?
The top 20 countries in the HDI categories are classified as this.
What is a core country?
Working at McDonalds is an example of a job in this economic sector.
What is the tertiary sector?
Fossil fuels and nuclear energy are examples of this type of energy.
What is nonrenewable energy?
John works in a government owned restaurant. He was assigned the position of manager by the government. The government determines the menu for the restaurant and what the price of each meal will be. John has very little freedom to make his own choices for the restaurant.
What is a Command Economy?
This country created the tradition of pumpkin farming.
What is Ireland?
Created by the United Nations, this is used to measure a country’s achievements in basic aspects of Human Development.
What is the Human Development Index (HDI)?
This sector of the economy is responsible for providing services to consumers
What is the tertiary sector?
Turning on the TV, starting your car, using the AC are all examples of this.
What is energy consumption?
Patrick wakes up every morning and chooses to go to eat McDonald’s for breakfast. He really enjoys drinking Dr. Pepper, but is only allowed to get up to a 32 oz drink because any drinks above 32 oz have been outlawed by the Healthy Drink Act of 1999.
What is a Mixed Economy?
This event marks the beginning of the Fall season every year.
What is the Fall Equinox?