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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
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.