The three sectors of the economy
The primary sector: Part 1
The primary sector: Part 2
The secondary sector
Pictures
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What are the three sectors of the economy?
Primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors.
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What are the two main types of farming within agriculture?
Arable farming and livestock farming.
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The extraction of rocks and minerals from the ground.
Mining
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What are the two types of products in industries?
Intermediate products and consumer products.
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Classify these pictures by economic sector: primary, secondary, tertiary sector:
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What activities are included in the primary sector?
Agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing.
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In extensive farming the farmers raise their livestock in ___ ____ or ____ ____.
Large fields or open pastures.
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What are the two types of mines?
Underground mines and opencast mines/ quarries.
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Products that are used by other industries to make other products.
Intermediate products.
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What type of livestock farming does this picture show?
Extensive farming.
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Where are products made?
In factories and workshops.
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Where are animals raised in extensive farming?
In stables or indoor pens.
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What is forestry?
The growing of trees and maintenance of forests to obtain plant products.
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Define consumer products.
Products that are sold directly to consumers.
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Which primary sector activity produces the raw material to make this product:
Mining
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What does the tertiary sector consist of?
It consists of activities that sell products and provide services.
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What´s the difference between livestock farming and arable farming?
Arable farming produces crops for food and other products and livestock farming is the raising of animals for food and non-food products.
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What's the difference between coastal fishing and deep-sea fishing?
Coastal fishing is near the coast, use traditional methods and return to port at the end of the day. Deep-sea fishing is far from the coast and the fishermen work for weeks or months on large ships.
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Give one example for intermediate products and consumer products.
Intermediate products: steel industry converts iron into steel. Consumer products: food industry transforms raw materials into consumer products.
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What type of secondary sector product does this show:
Consumer products
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What do we transform to make manufactured products? Give an example.
We transform raw materials from nature to make manufactured products. For example: wheat can be made into flour and then into bread.
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What are the two main differences between dry farming and irrigated farming? Give one example of typical crops for each.
With dry farming, the crops only get water when it rains. With irrigated farming, the farmers use irrigation systems to water their crops. Dry farming: wheat, grapes and olives. Irrigated farming: tomato, beans, and melons.
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What is Spain's most important forestry product?
Cork
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What secondary sector industries are important in Spain today? Include 3 examples.
Food, motor, chemical, and telecommunications industries.
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Name three products that can be made from this raw material:
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