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Classifying Primary Industries

Classifying Primary Industries. Primary activities UK Coal mining industry. Primary activities. Definition- “Economic activities which produce food, fuel, and raw materials, e.g. agriculture, mining, quarrying, fisheries, forestry and primary energy production”. Primary activities.

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Classifying Primary Industries

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  1. Classifying Primary Industries Primary activities UK Coal mining industry

  2. Primary activities Definition- “Economic activities which produce food, fuel, and raw materials, e.g. agriculture, mining, quarrying, fisheries, forestry and primary energy production”

  3. Primary activities

  4. Questions- a) Describe the main features of the world pattern of the percentages employed in agriculture shown above (on your map) b) Choose two continents and explain the differences

  5. Oil- production and reserves • Many countries have some commercial oil deposits • Nearly 2 thirds are in the Middle East • Africa has almost as much oil in reserve as North America • So why is Africa so poor? • Only 4 African countries have real oil deposits (Algeria, Libya, Nigeria and Angola)

  6. Oil in the world today

  7. Mechanisation The use of machines in place of manual labour or the use of animals. Until the 1700s there were few machines available to help people in the home, on the land, or in industry. There were no factories, only cottage industries, in which people carried out work, such as weaving, in their own homes for other people. The 1700s saw a long series of inventions, initially in the textile industry, that ushered in a machine age and brought about the Industrial Revolution. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Mining/Quarrying have all been affected directly by mechanisation

  8. The problems faced by primary producers • Sustainability? • Problems- soil erosion total deforestation over-fishing This all means economic opportunities are declining

  9. The problems faced by primary producers • Generally, primary workers receive lower wages • This means a lot has to be done to earn a modest salary • The reason- Raw materials are at the bottom end of the production process- no value has been added

  10. Now have a go at the questions on the worksheet

  11. Changes in UK Coal mining industry A case study

  12. UK coal-mining industry • This case study demonstrates the changes that have affected a primary industry. • The emphasis is on the more recent changes • It is certainly in your exam!

  13. UK Coal-Mining You need to: • be able to describe and explain the reasons for the decline of the UK Coal industry • understand the economic, social and environmental consequences of the decline

  14. Your tasks- • For next week you need to have: • researched into the changes in the UK coal mining industry • remember to look specifically at economic, environmental and social consequences of the decline • Answer questions 1, 2 and 3 from the photocopy (Page 241)

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