There are several factors that influence the growth and distribution of aparticular regions primary industries. These primary industries, are necessaryfor an economy to grow. Without a primary industry, which could also be callednatural resources, secondary, tertiary and quaternary industries would strugglein a country (excluding Japan etc.). These factors also affect where peoplelive. 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 agood geography, cash crops may be able to grow in the region developing a farmindustry. There are several factors that affect a regions natural resources.
These factors are landscape features, temperature and precipitation. Landscapefeatures affect the economy. Some landscape features that range all over theUnited States are tundra and mountains. If you were describe the Arctic CoastalPlain, you would have to mention the permafrost. In the Pacific ranges andcoastal lowlands, the soil is rich and fertile. The soil in a region determineif youre able to grow cash crops or nothing. The temperature of a regionaffects the economy. In a place that is warm and humid, certain crops, will beable to grow in that region. The temperature can also affect the settlementpatterns of people. Larger populations tend to settle in a place with a hightemperature. To get an precise picture of an areas climate, two temperaturesare 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 theequator, usually the warmer it is. This is because the sun rays are moreconcentrated and direct the closer you are to the equator. The more direct thesuns rays are, the greater heating ability. During the winter, oceansmaintain much more heat than land, and release this heat slowly. Land near anocean, is warmer than land not near an ocean because the ocean retains the heat.
When the sun shines, the heat bounces off, but cant reach the atmosphere. Theheat in the air comes from the warm surface, so air closer to the ground isusually warmer. As altitude increases, air temperature decreases. This declinein air temperature is known as the lapse rate. Precipitation can also affect theeconomy. In a place that is humid, certain crops, will be able to grow in thatregion. 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 thetype grasses, trees, shrubs that grow in a region. The vegetation in a regiondepends upon the rainfall, temperature, and the physical relief of thelandscape. It is a representation of all the other factors of the physicalgeography of an area. The vegetation can develop a lumber industry. If lumber isplentiful and is in demand in that region, than surely and lumber industry willdevelop. The vegetation growing in a region can also reflect the farmingpotential of that region. If the vegetation is very tropical, than that showsthat the region is a good place to farm. Landscape features, temperature,precipitation and vegetation influence the growth and distribution of aparticular regions primary industries. These primary industries, are necessaryfor an economy to grow. Soil, and the type of land affect what type of crops areable to grow in that region. Temperature and precipitation, both affect theprimary industries and economy. In a place that is warm and humid, certaincrops, will be able to grow in that region. The temperature and precipitationcan also affect the settlement patterns of people. Larger populations tend tosettle in a place with a high temperature and precipitation. Vegetation is arepresentation of all the other factors of the physical geography of an area.
Vegetation can affect the lumber and agriculture industry. All these fourfactors have one thing in common. All these factors, landscape features,temperature, precipitation and vegetation affect the primary industries (naturalresources) and the economy.
