1. Objective (READ)
SWBAT identify the levels of economic activity.
2. Question of the Day.
(TURN OBJECTIVE INTO A QUESTION)
3. Warm-up (ANSWER)
A. What is the biggest difference between
communism and free enterprise?
B. Create a real-life example that demonstrates
communism (like the one I made up on Friday
about your tests).
1. Objective (READ) - L
SWBAT identify the levels of economic
activity.
2. Question of the Day.
(TURN OBJECTIVE INTO A QUESTION)
3. Warm-up (ANSWER)
A. ________ controls the economy in a free
enterprise system.
B. ________ controls the economy in a
communist economic system.
Table of Contents
Date
Title
Lesson #
**HUMAN GEOGRAPHY**
9/15
Cover Page
11
9/16
Political Systems
12
9/17
Economic Systems
13
9/20
Levels of Economic Activity
14
1. Make a new page called “Levels of Economic Activity”.
2. Label it page 14.
• Economic Activities  activities that
create products to be sold.
– Examples: Commercial Fishing
Task  Write three economic activities next to
Examples: in your notebook.
Four Levels of Economic Activity
• Rich countries have all 4 Levels of Economic
Activity.
• Poor countries have LESS THAN 4 levels.
Four Levels of Economic Activity
1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
4. Quaternary
#1. PRIMARY - Process
of extracting (getting)
natural resources.
• Any country can extract
their natural resources.
• Example  Ozarka
extracts water from a
well.
Water Well
#2. SECONDARY – creating
products out of the natural
resource
• Example  The Ozarka
plant bottles and purifies
the water they extracted.
• Task  Choose a natural
resource. Create a real-life
situation that shows that
resource going from the
primary level to the
secondary level.
Water Production – Is this a primary or secondary activity?
#3. TERTIARY - Providing professional services
and the services required to distribute the
products.
• Example  Kroger sells you and I the water.
#4. QUATERNARY - Process of STUDYING a product
research to improve on its production.
• Example  Ozarka uses data from Utah State’s Water
Research lab to increase their product’s purity.
Worldwide Bottled Water
Consumption
Who can make the most money?
Step 1 – Interview Process
Step 2 – Economic Levels of Activity Plan
Step 3 – Location of Economic Activities Plan
Step 4 – Final Interview
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, or
Quaternary Game
Picture
1. Draw the t-chart on the
right in your notebook,
right below yesterday’s
notes.
Level
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, or
Quaternary Challenge
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.
Picture
Level
Practice
Picture
Level
Tomato
Primary
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, or
Quaternary?
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, or
Quaternary?
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, or
Quaternary?
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, or
Quaternary?
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, or
Quaternary?
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, or
Quaternary?
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, or
Quaternary?
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.
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–
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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?
Location of Economic Activities
- Why is that there?
• Now its your job as CEO to determine
where to locate each Level of Economic
Activity associated with your company and
its product development.
READ
ONLY
• Copy this chart on your levels of economic
activity page.
Level
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Location
Why?
Location Column - Potential
Choices
• 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?
• Copy this chart on your levels of economic
activity page.
Level
Location
Primary
RURAL
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Why?
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.
Level
Location
Why?
Primary
RURAL
- Companies must go to
the supply
- Resources in urban
areas have already
been found
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
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.
Level
Location
Why?
Primary
RURAL
- Companies must go to
the supply
- Resources in urban
areas have already
been found
- Factories must be
close to supply and
transportation routes
Secondary RURAL,
URBAN
Tertiary
Quaternary
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.
Level
Location
Why?
Primary
RURAL
Secondary
RURAL,
URBAN
- Companies must go to
the supply
- Resources in urban
areas have already been
found
- Factories must be close
to supply and
transportation routes
Tertiary
URBAN,
SUBURBAN
- Near the highest demand,
highest population, most
consumers
Where would these two QUATERNARY
activities occur?
Where will you place your Quaternary
activities?
A. Texas A&M
(College
Station)
B. University
of Texas
(Austin)
College Station
C. Texas Tech
University
(Lubbock)
D. Rice
University
(Houston)
E. Baylor
University
(Waco)
Population Density of Texas
Task  How does
population density
correlate to the
location of quaternary
activities?
Level
Location
Why?
Primary
RURAL
Secondary
RURAL,
URBAN
- Companies must go to
the supply
- Resources in urban
areas have already been
found
- Factories must be close
to supply and
transportation routes
Tertiary
URBAN,
SUBURBAN
Quaternary URBAN,
SUBURBAN
- Near the highest demand,
highest population, most
consumers
- Occurs at major
universities, research
centers
Location of Economic Activities Plan
• On your Economic Action Plan worksheet,
complete each row of the chart for the
location of each Level of Economic Activity
associated with your company.
• Middle Column: Choose rural, urban,
and/or suburban.
• For Quaternary: Pick your favorite college.
Explain how it will help your company.
Conclusion – Final Interview
• What makes your plan the best?
• What is one weakness of your plan?
Follow-up questions
• Directions: Beneath each box on your Group Activity
chart write the answer to the following questions. Please
only write the answer and your explanation.
• Economic activity at the primary level occurs in _______
areas. (rural, urban, or suburban) Explain why.
• Economic activity at the secondary level occurs in
_______ areas. (rural, urban, or suburban) Explain why.
• Economic activity at the tertiary level occurs in _______
areas. (rural, urban, or suburban) Explain why.
• Economic activity at the quaternary level occurs in
_______ areas. (rural, urban, or suburban) Explain why.
Today’s Challenge
• Who can create the richest
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.