Economic Activities an Introduction

Economic Activities an Introduction Mr Boland Geography

Economic activities are jobs which people earn money. • The three different types of economic activities are primary, secondary and tertiary economic activities. • What do the next your pictures have in common????

Primary activities

Here people obtain and produce raw materials (natural resources) from the land and the sea. ex. Farming, fishing, forestry & mining. Primary Activities

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Book manufactory Car Factory Secondary activities- Explain what secondary activities are.

Here people process or manufacture raw materials often obtained through primary activities. • Some manufacturing industries make things from natural resources such as wheat being processed into flour or steel into cars Secondary Activities- Manufacturing

Here people carry out all kinds of useful services. • People working in these third level activities include doctors, teachers, truck drivers, travel agents. Can you list any more? Tertiary Activities

List as many jobs in each sector as you can…

Why is there a greater % of people working in primary jobs in a developing country?? Why is there a greater % of people working in tertiary jobs in a developed country??

EXAM QUESTIONS

Put the following pictures into one of the main three economic activities. Give a reason for each answer.

Types of industry

Wheat grown = flour made = bread made = baker sells and/or truck driver delivers = shopkeeper sells. (list the activities above!) -Primary Activity -Secondary Activity -Tertiary Activity Summary/ Recap

Economic Activities an Introduction

Economic Activities an Introduction

Presentation Transcript

Economic Activities and Economic Sectors

Chapter 1 Economic Geography: An Introduction

Economic Activities

Primary Economic Activities

An introduction to Economic Problems

Oceans and Economic Value: An Introduction

An Introduction to TTA Standardization Activities

Economic Geography: An Introduction

Colonial Economic Activities

Economic Issues: An Introduction DE3A 34

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

Short-Term Economic Fluctuations: An Introduction

Short-Term Economic Fluctuations: An Introduction

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

Short-Term Economic Fluctuations: An Introduction

Economic Activities

Student Activities: An Introduction

Economic Activities and Economic Sectors

Economic Geography: An Introduction

Economic Geography: An Introduction

Economic Geography: An Introduction