Economic Geography - Primary Economic Activities
In this episode of Byte-Sized Human Geography we will learn about measuring the economic development of a country, specifically looking at primary economic activities like farming or mining. This is Human Geography byte-sized — big concepts in small chunks of digital time for all learners at every level. It's Human Geography, made simple!If you’ve enjoyed or benefited from this podcast, please consider leaving a review on iTunes. Ratings help others to find this podcast, which now has listeners on six continents! Be sure to click “Subscribe” to get the latest updates as they happen.Email your questions and podcasts ideas to bytesizedhumangeo@gmail.comListener Notes:This is the first of five episodes discussing the Levels of Economic Activity.MDC - More Developed Country - these countries have higher levels of education, social status for women, longer lifespans, working population that is primarily involved in work that is not primary.LDC - Lesser Developed Country - these countries have lower levels of education, social status for women, shorter lifespans, and a working population that is mostly involved in primary or secondary.Products Made from Oil and Natural Gas – you use oil much more than just petroleum in your car.Oil seeds - seeds that are highly processed and used in our modern industrial agriculture processes; USDA Data Sheet on Oil SeedsDemocratic Repubic of the Congo Economic Data – this website has lots of great information regarding the exports and imports of the DRC.