Geography 1400F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Agribusiness, Dont, Crow Rate
24 Apr 2017
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Lecture 8 landscape of primary activities: agriculture. Under economic geography (aspect of human geography) What are primary activities: economic activities that are concern directly with natural resources of any kind. Any activity that deals with natural resources. Examples include: agriculture, fishing, forestry, gathering industries, extractive industries (e. g. oil extraction) Need the raw material to manufacture it into a finish product. Every product is from a primary resource. Canada is an advanced society but primary sector is still dominant: canadian revenue: oil and forest industry, secondary. What are secondary activities: economic activities that process, transform, fabricate or assemble the raw materials derived from primary activities or that reassemble, refinish or package manufactured food. Examples include: manufacturing, processing, construction, power production, tertiary. What are tertiary activities: activities where people offer their knowledge and time to improve productivity, performance, potential and sustainability. Examples include: wholesaling and retailing, financial services, personal and professional services, working in a restaurant.
