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Bell Ringer Answer the following questions in a short paragraph: 1.What is the condition of the US economy right now? 2.Why is it in this condition? 3.How.

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2 Bell Ringer Answer the following questions in a short paragraph: 1.What is the condition of the US economy right now? 2.Why is it in this condition? 3.How does this affect you or your family?

3 Economic Geography Objective: Students will be able to identify and distinguish b/w different types of economic systems from various regions.

4 What is an Economy? Production or exchange of goods and services by a group What are goods and services? Goods – things to be traded, bought, or sold Services – things people do for others in exchange for payment Labor – work force, the workers

5 What is Supply and Demand? Supply – how much is available from market Demand – how much is wanted by consumers

6 What is the “Law of Supply and Demand”? As supply increases, price goes down. As demand increases, price goes up. How much something costs is mainly a function of these two factors.

7 What are GNP and GDP? GNP – “Gross National Product” Total value of all goods and services by a country over one year. Includes facilities overseas owned by domestic companies. GDP – “Gross Domestic Product” Total value of all goods and services within a country’s borders over one year. This is a good indicator of the size of a country’s economy. Examples (2010 est.) USA – $14.5 trillion Mexico – $1.0 trillion Japan – $5.4 trillion China - $5.8 trillion Sudan - $0.07 trillion

8 What is Per Capita GDP? GDP per 1000 people, how “wealthy” the country is. Roughly the amount of $$$ earned per person in a political unit per year. Similar to “Per Capita Income”, but not exactly the same. Examples? U.S. = $47,000 Mexico = $14,000 Japan = $33,000 China = $7,500 Sudan = $2300

9 What is Infrastructure? Basic support system to keep or start an economy going Roads Electricity Water Airports Ports Trains

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11 What are the 4 Economic Employment Sectors? Different levels of employment (jobs) based on variety of factors 1.Education level required to perform task 2.Location (geographic – available resources) 3.Location (to appropriate market)

12 Gathering raw materials – natural resources taken from the earth Example: Mining, Fishing, Farming Primary Employment Sector

13 Manufacturing / Industry - Adding value to raw materials by changing their form Example: Iron changed into an automobiles Secondary Employment Sector

14 Business or professional services Example: teachers, retail salespeople, doctors Tertiary Employment Sector

15 Provide info, research, management, etc. by highly trained personnel Managers, scientists, software designers Quaternary Employment Sector

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17 What are the 4 basic types of economic systems? Traditional Command Market Mixed

18 Traditional Economy - Goods and services are exchanged without money -Also called “Barter” -Example: Primitive societies

19 Market Economy Goods and services are determined through Supply and Demand Also called “Free Market Economy” or “Capitalism”. Example: United States, in theory

20 Production of goods and services determined by the government. Also called “Planned Economy” Example: Communist countries Command Economy

21 Mixed Economy Combination of command and market economies Goods and services for benefit of all Example: Japan, Peoples’ Republic of China

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23 Economic Stages of Development

24 Least Developed Country GDP: Nearly none – collaped. Per Capita Income: Very Low (less than $1000/yr) Employment Sectors: “Primary” if any at all Infrastructure: Very little to none –Lack of electricity –Lack of clean water –Lack of roads, Airports, Ports Quality of Life: In crisis, collapsed infrastructure and economy. Examples: Afghanistan, Somalia, Haiti

25 Developing Country GDP: Low Per Capita Income: Low Employment Sectors: Mostly “Primary” Infrastructure: Relatively little –Lack of electricity –Lack of clean water –Lack of roads, Airports, Ports Quality of Life: Low, little literacy, nutrition, or medical care Examples: Burma, Jamaica, El Salvador

26 Newly Industrialized Country (NIC) GDP: Low/Medium but increasing Per Capita Income: Low/Medium but increasing Employment Sectors: “Primary” shifting to “Secondary” to varying degrees Infrastructure: Increasing –Things are being built as wealth increases –Long process, very expensive Quality of Life: Still low in most places, but improving in many ways Examples: India Mexico

27 Developed Country GDP: High Per Capita Income: High Employment Sectors: Mostly “Tertiary” and “Quaternary” Infrastructure: Strong –High amount of roads, Airports, Ports –Clean water systems –Electricity available to all Quality of Life: High, with good nutrition, medical care, education

28 Which picture best fits each economic level? Picture A Picture B Picture C Picture D


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