Economic Activity

Economic activity includes production, distribution or trade and exchange, and consumption from both practical and theoretical perspectives.

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Science including physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth science, and biology can be connected. Personal studies including the human body, psychology, and biography can be connected. Anthropology including fosial foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups may be useful. Economic activities are closely tied to culture includng material culture and conceptual culture. Behavioral culture including customs, occupations, recreation and entertainment, and cultural events is highly important.

Economic activities are connected to families and education. Other areas of economics including industries and. Economic systems including firms, networks, types of systems, and system behavior can be connected. Government including law, government structure, government activity, and particular governments is fairly closely connected. Religion including religious beliefs, practice, organization, and particular religions can be connnected.

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Sociology

Social structure and change including social structure, social types, and social change can be connected. Communities including Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico city, and New York City may provide examples. Peoples of the world including African peoples can be connected. Particular nations include Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Russia. Western civilization including the United States can be connected. Asiatic peoples including those of Indonesia can be connected. South Asian peoples such as those of India can be connected. Oriental peoples including those of China will be important. American Indian peoples including the United States will be useful.

History

The history of economic activity will also be examined. Prehistory including early prehistory, middle prehistory, and late prehistory has some evidence of economic activity. Antiquity, and classical and medieval will all be influential. In modern history, the explorations of the 16th century began to create worldwide economic trade. In the 17th century, this trade expanded. In the 18th century, it continued to expand. In the 19th century, the Industrial revolution introduced new methods of production and altere patterns of change. Developments of the early 19th century, early mid 19th century, mid 19th century, late mid 19th century, and late 19th century can be considered.

In the 20th century, continuing developments in technology have continued to affect economic activities. Developments of the early 20th century, early mid 20th century, mid 20th century, late-mid 20th century, and late 20th century can be considered. The early 21st century including the early 2000s and late 2000s down to 2006, 2007, and 2008 can be considered. The future is obscure.