economic sectors 4th grade

ECONOMIC SECTORS

These are all activities that people do to meet the needs of food and

consumption in general

THE PRIMARY SECTOR ARE ALL HUMAN ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE DIRECT EXPLOITATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

PRIMARY SECTOR

livestock: the raise domestic animals for meat consumption

and its derivatives such as cows, sheep, goats and other

livestock that used to transport people as horses

and donkeys.

Agriculture: cultivate land , harvest of

products to consumtion for

example, vegetables, fruits, cereals etc.

Fishing: is the collection of

animals and sea, rivers and lakes

Mining: It is the exploitation of the

subsoil and we obtain minerals, metals, gems, gas, oil etc.

Forestry: the extraction of wood to

make paper and furniture.

SECONDARY SECTOR:

It comprising human activities involving the transformation of products from the

primary sector; it includes the energy.

Industries: encharge to

transform the products from the nature to

other products

Energy: energy

production , development of electrucity

and light

TERTIARY SECTOR

It includes all activities that provide a service

EDUCATION

MEDICINE

TRANSPORT

QUATERNARY SECTORIt consist in virtual media

Internet

Social media cellphones

mail

Classwork:

• According with the tertiary sector about services, identify what home services there are in your house and explain the importance of them.

• Make a comparative chart about how was the communication 50 years ago and nowadays?

• What are the benefits of the social media and the risks that it has?

• Explain the characteristics of the quaternary sector.