GEOG 1220 Study Guide - Final Guide: Landfill Gas, Ecotourism, Cuyahoga River
1 Nov 2016
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The basics: the society, economy and the state. Social and cultural variables: economic system, policies, political institutions, existing infrastructure, values, tastes, fashions, religion, population and family structure, educational system. System used by humans to meet diverse wants and needs and attempt to avoid scarcity and overproduction: its institutional structure is governed by laws, rules, and norms that dictate production, labor, price and allocation. Basically means: what to produce, how to produce it and who products are allocated to. Tertiary- sales and services: retail, restaurants/ tourism. Each sector of the economy has different types of impacts on the environment. In a globalized economy these activities are often taking place in different regions/ countries: manufacturing and processing: more pollution, services: overconsumption. Body of institutions that regulates the social, economic, legal and political affairs of a nation. Parks canada: wants to protect and present nationally significant examples of canada"s natural and cultural heritage.
