SS10.7G.6

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 7 - 7th Grade: Geography

SS10.7G.6
Illustrate how primary, secondary, and tertiary economic activities have specific functions and spatial patterns.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

The nature, characteristics and spatial expressions of three broad categories of economic activities.
Examples:
- primary—forestry, agriculture, mining
- secondary—manufacturing furniture, grinding coffee, beans, assembling automobiles
- tertiary— selling furniture, selling café latte, selling automobiles
Economic activities create spatial patterns and the type and degree often reveal the developmental nature of the geographic area.
Reasons for trade between regions.
Definition and examples of globalization and the effects of increased globalization.

Skills

Students are able to:

Evaluate the properties of primary, secondary and tertiary economic activities.
Compare locations of economic activities.
Evaluate benefits and drawbacks of trade agreements.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Primary, secondary, and tertiary economic activities have specific functions and spatial patterns.

Vocabulary

primary economic activities
secondary economic activities
tertiary economic activities
economic interdependence
globalization
trade agreements

COS Examples

Examples: primary–forestry, agriculture, mining

secondary–manufacturing furniture, grinding coffee beans, assembling automobiles

tertiary–selling furniture, selling caffÃ© latte, selling automobiles

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