Economics And Location Essay, Research Paper

There are several factors that influence the growth and distribution of a particular

regions primary industries. These primary industries, are necessary for an

economy to grow. Without a primary industry, which could also be called natural

resources, secondary, tertiary and quaternary industries would struggle in a

country (excluding Japan etc.).

These factors also affect where people live. If you were at a warm place, near the

coast, it is a lot more populated, than interior America. This population, affects

your labor and markets. With a good geography, cash crops may be able to grow

in the region developing a farm industry. There are several factors that affect a

region?s natural resources. These factors are landscape features, temperature and

precipitation.

Landscape features affect the economy. Some landscape features that range all

over the United States are tundra and mountains. If you were describe the Arctic

Coastal Plain, you would have to mention the permafrost. In the Pacific ranges

and coastal lowlands, the soil is rich and fertile. The soil in a region determine if

you?re able to grow cash crops or nothing.

The temperature of a region affects the economy. In a place that is warm and

humid, certain crops, will be able to grow in that region. The temperature can also

affect the settlement patterns of people. Larger populations tend to settle in a

place with a high temperature. To get an precise picture of an area?s climate, two

temperatures are required. These are the average temperatures of the months

January and July. There are three factors that affect the this result.

The closer you are to the equator, usually the warmer it is. This is because the sun

rays are more concentrated and direct the closer you are to the equator. The more

direct the sun?s rays are, the greater heating ability.

During the winter, oceans maintain much more heat than land, and release this

heat slowly. Land near an ocean, is warmer than land not near an ocean because

the ocean retains the heat.

When the sun shines, the heat bounces off, but can?t reach the atmosphere. The

heat in the air comes from the warm surface, so air closer to the ground is usually

warmer. As altitude increases, air temperature decreases. This decline in air

temperature is known as the lapse rate.

Precipitation can also affect the economy. In a place that is humid, certain crops,

will be able to grow in that region. The precipitation can also affect the settlement

patterns of people. Larger populations tend to settle in a place with a high

precipitation. Precipitation is all forms of moisture falling on the ground.

Vegetation is the type grasses, trees, shrubs that grow in a region. The vegetation

in a region depends upon the rainfall, temperature, and the physical relief of the

landscape. It is a representation of all the other factors of the physical geography

of an area. The vegetation can develop a lumber industry. If lumber is plentiful

and is in demand in that region, than surely and lumber industry will develop. The

vegetation growing in a region can also reflect the farming potential of that region.

If the vegetation is very tropical, than that shows that the region is a good place to

farm.

Landscape features, temperature, precipitation and vegetation influence the growth

and distribution of a particular regions primary industries. These primary

industries, are necessary for an economy to grow. Soil, and the type of land affect

what type of crops are able to grow in that region. Temperature and precipitation,

both affect the primary industries and economy. In a place that is warm and

humid, certain crops, will be able to grow in that region. The temperature and

precipitation can also affect the settlement patterns of people. Larger populations

tend to settle in a place with a high temperature and precipitation. Vegetation is a

representation of all the other factors of the physical geography of an area.

Vegetation can affect the lumber and agriculture industry. All these four factors

have one thing in common. All these factors, landscape features, temperature,

precipitation and vegetation affect the primary industries (natural resources) and

the economy.