GEOG 1HB3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Tertiary Sector Of The Economy, Secondary Sector Of The Economy, Concentric Zone Model
14 Apr 2018
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Geographies of economic activity: by utilizing different spatial perspectives like, within cities, within countries, globally: variations in economic development, core: tertiary sector, semi- peripheral: secondary sector, peripheral: primary sector. North america primary activities: early"s economic success due to abundance of natural resources. City differentiated by sectors based on price of land. Land price is determined by distance from central business district (cbd) and its accessibility. Multiple nuclei model (geographers: chancy harris and edward ullman) Some economic activities attract one another while others repel. Attract (blue collar housing) and repel (upper- middle class housing) Early"s economic success due to abundance of natural resources. North american have exhausted the amount of supply. Today: small proportion of employment and gdp. Important part of economic activities in some areas like north. North america is a major food production economy: Major exporter of wheat, corn, rice and other agricultural goods. Increase in production via investing in technology rising agribusinesses family farms were replaced by agribusinesses.
