industrial sectors p2 & m2 primary secondary tertiary
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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