Economic Activity and Energy

Primary Sector Activities

These involve the ext ration of raw materials to be supplied to different industries. E.G Farming, forestry, mining and fishing.

Secondary Sector Activities

These are where the raw materials are converted and made into finished products. E.G Food processing, manufacturing, assembling and building

Tertiary Sector Activities

These are jobs which help providing goods and services to the public. E.G Transport, Retail, medicine and catering.

Quaternary Sector Activities

These are people who provide specialist information to all the above sectors. E.G Research, design engineering, computer programming and financial managing.

Changes Over Time

As a country develops, the proportion employed in the primary sector decreases and the proportion of employed people in the secondary sector increases.

Case Study: sector shifts seen in three countries.

The UK was the first industrial nation, and started the industrial revolution and 40% of income used to be from industrial work, although that figure has now gone to 24% and manufacturing which was once done in the UK is now done in places like China and