Human geographers have noted a connection between economic development and the economic activities in which a country is involved.
1. Define primary, secondary, and tertiary economic activities and explain in which economic sector modern agriculture should be classified.
2. Explain the connection between economic development and agriculture.
3. Locate South America and Western Europe on the map. Use these regions’ level of economic development to predict the type of agriculture that is practiced in each region.
World Economic Development Map
Map image showing the economic development of the world. The map key has four categories: advanced economies, in transition, less developed, and least developed. Regions with advanced economies include North America, excluding Mexico, Western Europe, Australia, Japan, and South Korea. Regions that are in transition include Eastern Europe, parts of western Asia, and Russia. Regions that are less developed include Central America, South America, most of South Asia and Southeast Asia, North Africa, and parts of southern Africa. Regions that are least developed include central Africa, Yemen, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Laos.