Economic activities in which natural resources are
made available for use or further processing,
including mining, agriculture, forestry, and
fishing.
Economic activities concerned with the processing
of raw materials such as manufacturing,
construction, and power generation.
Activities that provide the market exchange of
goods and that bring together consumers and
providers of services such as retail,
transportation, government, personal, and
professional services.
The quaternary sector of the economy consists of
intellectual activities. Activities associated with
this sector include government, culture, libraries,
scientific research, education, and information
technology.
Some consider there to be a branch of the
quaternary sector called the quinary sector,
which includes the highest levels of decision
making in a society or economy. This sector
would include the top executives or officials in
such fields as government, science, universities,
nonprofit, healthcare, culture, and the media.
Process of industrial development in which
countries evolve economically, from producing
basic, primary goods to using modern factories
for mass-producing goods.
Industrialization started with the Industrial
Revolution in 18th century England.
Loss of activity in a region
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Agglomeration
ancillary activities
Anthropocentric
backwash effect
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