Agriculture Manufacturing and Services
Match the cards using the notes about Agriculture, Manufacturing, Service and Extraction.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Regional Economies and Networks
Explain resources, transportation and trade connections.
Before you begin
- Identify production inputs, exchange and a limited budget.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Transportation and Trade Costs
Match the cards using the notes about Port, Railway, Road and Canal.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Imports Exports and Local Trade
Match the cards using the notes about Import, Export, Local trade and Transit.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3A Trade-Off Needs a Goal
Match the cards using the notes about Lowest cost, Fastest arrival, Greatest capacity and Lowest stated emissions.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- NCSS C3 Framework: topic reference — Explain resources, transportation and trade connections.
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.