Economics and Location 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 …showed first 75 words of 700 total…

…showed last 75 words of 700 total…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.