Geography Vocab

Natural Resources

Those resources that are provided by nature, such as minerals, plant fibers, or coal for energy.

Human Resources

All the human labor required to produce something

Capital Resources

Goods used to make other goods or services. This also includes infrastructure: technology, transportation routes, communications

Entreprenuership

The people who bring together and organize all of the other productive resources

Physical Geography

Determines where many of the productive resources that go into making a good or service are located.

Climate

Influences the types of crops grown

Natural Resources

Where minerals and raw materials are located can affect the location of an economic activity

Natural Transportation Routes

Rivers lakes, oceans

Infrastructure

Includes investments in roads, railroads, electricity, and the internet