Who can make the most money? Step 1 – Interview Process Step 2 – Economic Levels of Activity Plan Step 3 -

Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, or Quaternary Game 1.Draw the t-chart on the right in your notebook, right below yesterday’s notes. PictureLevel

Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, or Quaternary Game 2. I’ll put up a picture. 3. Write the name of the picture and its Level of Economic Activity. 4. Put your head down, eyes closed. 5. Show your decision using your fingers. 1 – Primary, 2 – Secondary, 3 – Tertiary, 4 – Quaternary. 6. Lift up your head when you hear the sound to check your answer. 7. Correct  Put a checkmark. Incorrect  Make the correction. PictureLevel

Practice PictureLevel TomatoPrimary

Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, or Quaternary?

Cotton ready to be harvested.

Today’s Challenge – Economic Levels of Activity Outline Who can create the best plan and economic activity outline for his/her company? Choose a natural resource. Determine what product you will produce. Create a name for your company. Complete the chart on the green piece of paper for your natural resource. Example 1. Resource: Water 2. Product: Bottled Water 3. Company Name: Orsarka 4. Complete the chart on the green page.

Natural Resources If you are struggling, choose from the list below. –Oil- Corn –Fishing- Diamonds –Tomatoes- Cattle –Wheat- Trees –Tobacco –You may also come up with your own natural resource, but get it approved by me first. What is one product (good) you can make from your natural resource?

Why is that there? Now its your job as CEO to determine where to locate each Level of Economic Activity associated with your product.

Why is that located there? Urban – inner-city, downtown, high population Suburban – just outside of the city, medium population Rural – countryside, low population

Where do these three PRIMARY activities occur?

Primary Activities – You must go the supply -Extract natural resources in rural areas. -Why?  All the natural resources in urban areas have already been extracted.

Where do SECONDARY activities occur? They want their factories to be close to their SUPPLY.

Where do SECONDARY activities occur? They want their factories near transportation routes. Transportation routes provide access to DEMAND.

The Ship Channel

To China

Factories

All major transportation routes go through Texas’ major cities. 1. Where will most of the factories be located in the circles or outside of the circles. 2. Explain why. 3. Where else will many factories be located? 4. Explain why.

Where do TERTIARY activities occur?

= Major shopping centers 1. Where else would you put 3 major shopping centers? (Consider both demand and competition.) - Explain your choices.

Where would these two QUATERNARY activities occur?

A.Texas A&M (College Station) B.University of Texas (Austin) C.Texas Tech University (Lubbock) D.Rice University (Houston) E.Baylor University (Waco) College Station Where will you place your Quaternary activities?

Population Density of Texas Task  How does population density correlate to the location of quaternary activities?

Economic Action Plan On your Economic Action Plan worksheet, complete the fourth row of the chart for the location of your Quaternary Activities. Pick your favorite college. Explain how it will help your company.