How do the resources affect the choice of commercial activities of a region?

Answer 1

The resources affect the choice of commercial activities of a region listed below:

1- Shape and Size of a country

2- Location

3- Topography or Land form

4- Rivers

5- Coastline

6- Climate

7- Soil

8- Minerals

9- Vegetation and Animals Life

Answer 2

Studies by economists will usually show that economic activity is relates to climate and resources. Here are some results of these types of studies:

1. For the most part areas in temperate zone climates such as North America, Europe and parts of Asia have four seasons and have a larger working population

than in other types of climates. This is a generality that has proven to be true in most circumstances. This also includes parts of South America and Africa.

2. There are two main categories of resources:

2.1. People of working age are a resource for economic activity; and

2.2 Often time the proximity of a seaport, arable land and land that has mineral resources to mine such as iron ore, produces a higher level of economic activity than an area such as a desert, where Natural Resources are often rare.