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 exploring quinary economic activities, a.k.a. the "c-suite" sector.

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This is the fifth of five episodes discussing the Levels of Economic Activity.

In this episode of Byte-Sized Human Geography we will learn about measuring the economic development of a country, specifically exploring quaternary economic activities, a.k.a. the "research and development"  sector.

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This is the fourth of five episodes discussing the Levels of Economic Activity.

In this episode of Byte-Sized Human Geography we will learn about measuring the economic development of a country, specifically exploring tertiary economic activities, a.k.a. the "service" sector.

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This is the third of five episodes discussing the Levels of Economic Activity.

PEW Data on COVID Unemployment

UN World Tourism Office COVID Impacts 2020 Estimates

UK GDP Data

COVID Impact on Tourism

Link to Demographic Transition Episode

In this episode of Byte-Sized Human Geography we will learn about measuring the economic development of a country, specifically exploring secondary economic activities, a.k.a. manufacturing.

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Listener Notes:

This is the second of five episodes discussing the Levels of Economic Activity.

Products Made from Oil and Natural Gas – you use oil much more than just petroleum in your car.

Vietnam Economic Data

Charles Dickens' London - great webpage that gives an overview of life in early Industrial England

https://aqicn.org/map/world – Air quality index live map

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. 

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Listener 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 Seeds

Democratic Repubic of the Congo Economic Data – this website has lots of great information regarding the exports and imports of the DRC.  

In this episode of Byte-Sized Human Geography we will review big concepts of the Political Unit in Advanced Placement Human Geography to help prepare you for unit or comprehensive tests. Using the Course and Exam Description as our anchor, we will analyze the most important topics from this unit.

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AP Human Geography Course and Exam Description - The political unit begins on page 74 of the CED.

1:27 - Topic 4.1 review

2:58 - Topic 4.2 review

7:18 - Topic 4.3 review

10:30 - Topic 4.4 review

16:31 - Topic 4.5 review

18:00 - Topic 4.6 review

21:14 - Topic 4.7 review

23:15 - Topic 4.8 review

26:40 - Topic 4.9 review

28:30 - Topic 4.10 review

Previous BSHG Podcast - Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces in a State

Previous BSHG Podcast - Federalism - Or Why All Goverments are NOT Created Equal

In this episode of Byte-Sized Human Geography we discuss the concepts of centripetal and centrifugal forces in a state.

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Listener Notes: 

Centripetal forces - cultural, economic, political or environmental forces that bring a state and its people together

Centrifugal forces - cultural, economic, political or environmental forces that fragment or cause fractions a country and its people

1:27  Centripetal forces explanation
2:46  Centrifugal forces explanation
3:49  I misspoke and meant to say Spain, not Brazil.
4:52  9/11 as a centripetal force
10:38  Infrastructure as a centrifugal force
13:23  Countries to think about when applying these forces - great material for AP Human Geography FRQs

Additional Resources:

9/11 Congress Sings "God Bless America"

Gaps...of public infrastructure in Chile

In this episode of Byte-Sized Human Geography we will review main concepts of the Population unit for Advanced Placement Human Geography, covering concepts from the Course and Exam Description including:  population distribution, population dynamics, population pyramids, dependency ratios, Malthus, and pro-natalist/anti-natalist policies.

For those needed a review of Demographic Transition, check out my podcast on the DTM:
Demographic Transition Model or Where Are All the Babies?

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Listener Notes: 

TEDed Population Pyramid

Population Pyramid Practice

This episode of Byte-Sized Human Geography promises a short review over global development concepts. We cover levels of economic activities, education of women and development, micro-loans, and several other concepts of the geography of development of countries.

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These are some great resources  I use in my classes that I know will help you to deepen your understanding of the material:

Living on $1

Pennies a Day - Microloans

Human Development Index

Denmark HDI Profile

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Our World in Data HDI

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In this episode of Byte-Sized Human Geography we investigate discuss a concept that tends to stump many intro human geography students — the cultural landscape.  Why does it seem that some places look so similar and why some places are so very different from every place else?  We review toponyms, globalization, sequent occupancy, and a relatively new concept - placelessness.

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Listener Notes: 

Place - what is it like there?
   Physical - 2:22  geography of the naturally occurring environment
   Human - 2:49 how do humans change an environment

Cultural landscape-  3:00, 8:00, 11:00 combined properties of both nature and humans on a place, what we humans have done to develop a given region — includes buildings or any type of structure. The natural landscape is what was there before humans arrived. Carl Sauer’s term.

Toponym  - 3:55, 6:38 from the Greek - literally, "place name"

Globalization - 4:16, 10:52 interconnectivity between regions around the globe via international trade, outsourcing of manufacturing, and technology

Placelessness - 5:00, 14:54 a condition where a place loses its distinctiveness, what makes it unique from another place, caused by globalization/pop culture influences/gentrification.

Sequent occupancy - 5:32, 13:27 layering of civilization over time, remnants of past civilizations in a current cultural landscape.  Look to the great cities for examples of this, but you can find this concept everywhere.  

Additional Resources:

Santa Maria Maggiore Web Cam

Why is Nihon Called Japan in English?

Large Scale Map of Shanghai

First Starbucks in Italy

Rome Colosseum - nice application of sequent occupancy from this camera