The economy:Primary, secondary and tertiary sector

The economy:

People work at jobs in exchange for money.This jobs are divided into 3 sectors:

-Primary-Secondary-Terciary

Primary Sector

The Primary sector provide us with raw materials from nature.

-Farming-Fishing-Mining-Forestry

Primary SectorFARMING can be:

-Arable farming -Livestock farming

Fruits and vegetables Meat, milk, eggs, leather…

Primary SectorFISHING

Spain has a lot of coast kilometres, and a huge fleet of fishing boats, so our country has one of the largest fishing sectors in Europe.

Coastal fishing boats catch tunas, sardines, mussels…

Deep-sea fishing boats catch cod and hake.

Primary SectorMINING can be:

-Undergroundmines

-Open cast minesand quarries

Secondary SectorThe Secondary sector use raw materials and provide us with manufactured products. Energy Industry

Use wind to produce electricityGoods like food, clothing, furniture, electronics, medicine and cosmetics.

Activities

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Tertiary Sector

The Tertiary sector offer services to consumers.

TeacherDoctor

Policewoman

Bartender

Cooker

DriverBuilder

Tertiary Sector

COMMERCE: buying and selling products

Supermarkets Speciality shopsHypermarkets Stores

Tertiary SectorTRANSPORT: move passengers and goods from one place to another.

Types: road, rail, air, water

Tertiary SectorTOURISM: provide us with accomodation and entertainment.It can be: beach tourism, adventure tourism, culture tourism, rural tourism

Tertiary SectorCOMMUNICATION: send and receive information

Interpersonal communication. Send information to one person at a time: telephones and letters.

Mass communication. Send information to many people at once: newspapers, TV, radio and computers (internet and email)

Activities

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