INDUSTRIAL SECTORSP2 & M2

PrimarySecondaryTertiary

P2

‘Describe the primary, secondary and tertiary classifications of business activities using local and national

examples’

M2

‘Explain areas of growth or decline in the primary, secondary and tertiary

classifications of business activities’

PRODUCTION TYPES

Whatever kind of economy a county has, all business activity can be organised into three categories

Primary productionSecondary productionTertiary production

PRIMARY PRODUCTION

Is the first stage of the production process.Raw materials are farmed or extracted from the

land or seaPeople who work in the primary sector are:

Farmers growing crops or rearing livestock

Miners extracting such things as coal, gold or diamonds

Foresters planting and growing trees.

Jobs in Primary Production

MiningFarmingFishingQuarryingForestry

SECONDARY PRODUCTION

The secondary stage turns these raw materials and natural resources into finished products.

Examples of secondary production are:Bicycle manufacturersHouse buildersRoad construction companiesCD manufacturers

Jobs in Secondary Production

ConstructionManufacturingWater supplyEnergy supply

TERTIARY PRODUCTION

Businesses involved in the 3rd stage provide services. Examples are:

Retail – Shops selling goods Banking or insurance Hairdressing Travel agencies Football clubs Education – schools, classes Law and order – police National Health Service (NHS) – hospitals, doctors

Jobs in Tertiary Sector

RetailWholesaleBankingInsuranceCommunicationsTourism and LeisureDirect services eg. Teachers, police,

driving instructors

Exercise

Below is a list of job roles. Draw a chart using the headings Primary Secondary and Tertiary and sort the following jobs into the correct types of production.

Shop assistant Disc jockeyMidwife Car production

Coal miner Line (factory) workerBus driver Teacher

Farm worker ParamedicFurniture maker Baker

Veterinary surgeon Lumberjack

EMPLOYMENT IN SECTORS

Primary Sector Secondary Sector Tertiary Sector