Economic Activities
Activity
What is it?
Primary
Activity
(Sector)
The primary sector of the economy extracts or harvests
products from the earth. The primary sector includes the
production of raw material and basic foods. Activities
associated with the primary sector include agriculture (both
subsistence and commercial), mining, forestry, farming,
grazing, hunting and gathering, fishing, and quarrying. The
packaging and processing of the raw material associated with
this sector is also considered to be part of this sector.
Secondary
Activity
(Sector)
The secondary sector of the economy manufactures finished
goods. All of manufacturing, processing, and construction lies
within the secondary sector. Activities associated with the
secondary sector include metal working and smelting,
automobile production, textile production, chemical and
engineering industries, aerospace manufacturing, energy
utilities, engineering, breweries and bottlers, construction, and
shipbuilding.
Tertiary
Activity
(Sector)
The tertiary sector of the economy is the service industry. This
sector provides services to the general population and to
businesses. Activities associated with this sector include retail
and wholesale sales, transportation and distribution,
entertainment (movies, television, radio, music, theater, etc.),
restaurants, clerical services, media, tourism, insurance,
banking, healthcare, and law.
Quaternary
Activity
(Sector)
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.
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Primary
Activity
(Sector)
Production of
raw material
and basic
foods
Secondary
Activity
(Sector)
Manufacturing,
processing,
and
construction
Tertiary
Activity
(Sector)
Provides
services to the
general
population
Quaternary
Activity
(Sector)
Intellectual
activities
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Commercial
Agriculture
Subsistence
Agriculture
Mining
Hunting and
Gathering
Fishing
More
Common in
Less
Developed
Nations
Metal
Working
Automobile
Production
Textiles
Construction
More
Common in
Computer
Developing
Manufacturing
and Newly
Industrialized
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Television
Broadcasting
Tourism
Restaurants
Transportation
More Common
in Newly
Industrialized
and More
Developed
Government
Libraries
Teaching
Information
Technology
More
Common in
More
Developed
Economic
Activities
Definitions provided by:
Word Sort
http://geography.about.com/
od/urbaneconomicgeography/
a/sectorseconomy.htm
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Primary Industry
Secondary Industry
4
Industries
Tertiary Industry
Quaternary Industry
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Four Resources for Economic Activities
Looks Like
What is it?
1
2
3
4
The four types of resources needed for economic activities are:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Natural Resources
Human Resources
Capital Resources
Entrepreneurship
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CHANGES
Resources
Infrastructure
What happens if it changes?
What role does it have in
economic activities?
What is it?
Climate
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