Economic Sectors
Name the economic sectors
Primary, secondary, tertiary
The primary sector is where ________________.
What is Spain's most important Forestry product?
Cork !
What does the secondary sector do?
it uses Raw Materials to produce Manufactured Products
Give 2 examples of tertiary sector activities or people...
Teacher, doctor, bus/taxi driver, transportation, hotel, museum, supermarket, restaurant, hair salon, etc...
Give 2 examples of jobs in the primary sector
Farmer, miner, fisherman, woodsman
What do you call plant farming and animal farming?
Plant: Arable Farming
Animal: Livestock Farming
What are 3 examples of activities in the secondary sector?
iron & steel industry, shipbuilding, textile industry, food industry, motor, chemical, and telecommunications industry
What does each sector do? (summarize)
Secondary: converts raw materials to manufactured products
Tertiary: provides services & sells products
What are the two types of fishing? explain
Deep sea: far from the coast
Coastal: close to the coast
What are the 4 activities in the primary sector?
farming, mining, fishing, forestry
What are the two type of products?
intermediate products & consumer products
Give 3 examples of:
raw materials --> products
wheat --> bread
wood --> furniture (table, chair)
rocks & minerals --> floor, stairs, statues
pigs --> bacon
cows --> milk or burgers
What are the two type of Arable Farming? Give examples of each
Dry farming: plants don't need to be watered; wheat, olives, grapes
Irrigated farming: farmers use irrigation systems to water the plants; tomatoes, beans, melons, cherries
What are the two types of mining? Where do the people work?
Underground: people work below ground, in tunnels and caves
Opencast: people work above ground, in quarries and pits
What are consumer products?
products sold directly to the consumer (finished products ready to buy)
What is the economy?
A system that transforms raw materials into manufactured products, then buying & selling products or services.
Describe all 4 activities in the primary sector. What is Spain's most important product from the last activity?
Farming: growing animals and plants for food
Fishing: catching fish for food
Mining: extracting rocks and minerals for building materials
Forestry: growing trees to get plant products (such as cork and wood)
What are the two type of Livestock Farming? How do they eat? Explain and give an example of each
Intensive farming: animals live inside (stables), farmers give them food, example: cows, chickens
Extensive farming: animals live outside (fields), eat food on the land, example: pigs, sheep
What are intermediate products?
products used to make other products/ middle products/ products that are not "finished"
rock (raw) -> steel (intermediate) -> bus (consumer)