Chapter 8 Economic Geography: Primary Activities

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Non metallic mineral reserves
________ consist of quarries of stone, clay and sand pits.
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Forestry and fishing
________ need other natural resources that are unequal in occurrence.
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Johann Heinrich von Thünen
________ observed that uniformly fertile areas of farmland were used differently in the early 19th Century when the governmental influences were the normal.
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Technology
________ has provided advanced countries with vast materials that substitute ores and metals produced by developing states.
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Preindustrial societies
________ have no knowledge of or need the resources below for hunting, gathering, or gardening grounds.
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Primary commodities
________ contribute to the total dollar value of international flows.
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Trade
________ in unprocessed goods still remains dominant in the economic well- being of many third world countries.
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food preferences
Culturally based ________ rather than environmental limitations may dictate the choice of crops or livestock.
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WTO
________ (Established in 1995) was designed to reduce trade barriers and inequities.
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Goods
________ and services are created for the use of the producers.
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Production patterns
________ are rooted in the spatially variable circumstances of the physical environment.
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worlds forests
The ________ and woodlands probably covered some 45 percent of the Earths land area before the rise of agriculture.
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Commodity prices
________ are volatile.
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Nairobi package
________ included agreements to eliminate export subsidies for agricultural products.
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Complex
________ environmental and cultural realities control the economic activities of humans.
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Animals
________ provide a variety of products.
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Reverse flow
________ carried manufactured goods from industrialized states for sale to developing countries.
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Minerals
________ can be used for social, economic, ecological, and recreational purposes.
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Annual food supplies
________ are more than sufficient to meet world needs.
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WTO
________ is ineffective on issues of importance to developing countries.
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