WGS.SS.11.A

Understand the connections between levels of development and economic activities (primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary).

World Geography Studies · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010

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Vocabulary
connectionslevels of developmenteconomic activitiesprimary activitiessecondary activitiestertiary activitiesquaternary activities
Skills
  • understand (connections between levels of development and economic activities) #dok1
  • identify (levels of development) #dok1
  • describe (types of economic activities: primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary) #dok1
  • analyze (how economic activities correspond to levels of development) #dok2
  • explain (the relationship between economic activity types and development levels) #dok2
Learning Targets
  • I can identify the different levels of development (e.g., less developed, more developed, newly industrialized). #dok1
  • I can describe the four types of economic activities: primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary. #dok1
  • I can understand the relationship between development levels and types of economic activity. #dok1
  • I can analyze how primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary activities relate to a country’s level of development. #dok2
  • I can explain connections between the types of economic activities and the development status of different regions. #dok2
  • I can compare and contrast the dominant economic activities in countries at different development levels. #dok2
Big Ideas
  • A country's level of development is closely tied to the types of economic activities that dominate its economy.
  • Understanding the relationship between economic activities and development helps explain global economic patterns and regional characteristics.
Essential Questions
  • How are the levels of development in a country connected to the types of economic activities found there?
  • What are the four main types of economic activities, and how do they differ?
  • In what ways do the dominant economic activities shift as a country develops?
  • Why is it important to understand the connections between development and economic activities when studying world geography?
  • How do changes in economic activities impact a nation's development and its people's quality of life?