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Quaternary Activity

Quaternary Activity. The quaternary sector of the economy is a specialized part of the Tertiary Sector.

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Quaternary Activity

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  1. Quaternary Activity

  2. The quaternary sector of the economy is a specialized part of the Tertiary Sector. QUATERNARY activity refers to activities which involve the collection, recoding, arranging, storage, retrieval, exchange, and dissemination of information. Computers, Cell Phones, E-mail, and the WWW are some examples. It requires a highly educated workforce.

  3. Facebook • Privacy Issues Selling yourself ?

  4. Google Earth

  5. Factors Affecting Location of Quaternary Activity People Populations of people concentrated in an area makes the information sector viable.  Think about the areas that can avail of digital cell phone service, high speed Internet connection.  Historically, information technology like cable TV, telephones, and Radio flourished in areas where there was a population large enough to support them.

  6. 2. Infrastructure Infrastucture is required for the communication of information.  The infrastructure has been closely linked to populated areas.  Interestingly enough the development of infrastructure is changing so much and decreasing in price to the point it may change the patterns of infrastructure. 

  7. Lesser developed nations currently do not have much access.  However, Lesser developed nations are not tied to the old and outdated infrastructure.  This might be the time for lesser developed nations to build infrastructure and increase their share of the information technology market.

  8. Where we work

  9. Mass Communication Affects Workplace Location. As more and more people work in the information sector we may see a trend towards reducing urbanization.  People would not be tied to an office building if they could work at home.  Maybe they could work at home on the country farm and submit work electronically.

  10. Businesses need not be located physically near other businesses as we saw with the agglomerating tendency of the manufacturing sector. • If Infrastructure improves to the point it overcomes distances, information technology will be a new source of employment and economic activity in rural depressed regions.

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