THE TERTIARY THE TERTIARY SECTORSECTOR

Why are services important?Why are services important?

The terciary or service sector consists of The terciary or service sector consists of all the activities that do not directly all the activities that do not directly produce tangible goods.produce tangible goods.

They provide services to satisfy people´s They provide services to satisfy people´s wants and needs.wants and needs.

Developed countries have experienced a Developed countries have experienced a tertiatization which has increased the tertiatization which has increased the importance of this sector.Services provide importance of this sector.Services provide about 70%of wealth and employment.about 70%of wealth and employment.

What are transport services?What are transport services?

Transport is made Transport is made possible due to a possible due to a combination of combination of many human and many human and material elements.material elements.

Mode of transport.Mode of transport. Infraestructure:wheInfraestructure:whe

ther roads, ther roads, railways or railways or pipelines.pipelines.

The importance of The importance of transport:functionstransport:functions

Technology, political and economical Technology, political and economical requirements have made possible requirements have made possible greater speed, capacity and safety greater speed, capacity and safety with lower coss.with lower coss.

In today´s world , transport has three In today´s world , transport has three main functions:economic, political main functions:economic, political and social.and social.

FunctionsFunctions

Economic :It allows the normal chain Economic :It allows the normal chain of distribution and consumption. It of distribution and consumption. It contributes to the development of contributes to the development of other activities such as tourism.other activities such as tourism.

Political: it reinforces the integration Political: it reinforces the integration of the different regions and areas in of the different regions and areas in a territory.a territory.

Social: it facilitates human Social: it facilitates human relations ,specially leisure.relations ,specially leisure.

Transport networkTransport network Transport network is the Transport network is the

infraestructure necessary infraestructure necessary for vehicles to circulate. It for vehicles to circulate. It consists of a series of consists of a series of nodes, axes or lines.nodes, axes or lines.

The level of development The level of development is measured by the degree is measured by the degree of conectivityof conectivity

The layout of networks is The layout of networks is conditioned by several conditioned by several factors:historical,political, factors:historical,political, socioeconomic and natural.socioeconomic and natural.

Transport systemsTransport systems

ROAD TRANSPORTROAD TRANSPORT It is mostly used It is mostly used

for personal travel, for personal travel, particularly over particularly over short distances.short distances.

Rail transportRail transport

It is used to carry It is used to carry passengers for passengers for short distances and short distances and medium-range medium-range distances.It is also distances.It is also used for carrying used for carrying large and heavy large and heavy loads.loads.

Water transport Water transport

Sea and river Sea and river transport, the transport, the latter on large latter on large navigable rivers, navigable rivers, such as Missisipi. such as Missisipi.

Water transport is Water transport is mainly used to mainly used to transport freight transport freight over long distancesover long distances

Air transportAir transport

It is mainly used It is mainly used for long distance for long distance transport of transport of passengers and passengers and goods of limited goods of limited volume.volume.

The demand for air The demand for air transport has transport has increased due the increased due the emergence of low emergence of low cost airlinescost airlines

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What is trade?What is trade?

Trade is the Trade is the exchange of exchange of goods and goods and services. services.

It depends in It depends in three factors.three factors.

Transport and Transport and infraestructure.infraestructure.

Market sizeMarket size

Purchasing Purchasing powe.powe.

Domestic tradeDomestic trade

It takes places It takes places within a countrywithin a country´s borders. We ´s borders. We can make the can make the difference difference between.between.

Wholesaler.Wholesaler.

Retailer.Retailer.

Foreign TradeForeign Trade

It takes place It takes place with other with other countries. countries. Imports are the Imports are the purchases of purchases of goods , exports goods , exports are the sales of are the sales of goods.goods.

What is tourism?What is tourism?

It consists of the It consists of the activities people activities people do during do during travel.They must travel.They must satisfy tourist´s satisfy tourist´s needs for travel, needs for travel, accommodation, accommodation, food , leisure food , leisure and so on .and so on .

The growth of tourismThe growth of tourism

The reasons for The reasons for the rapid growth the rapid growth of tourism in of tourism in developed developed countries .countries .

Higher income Higher income levels. People levels. People have more have more money to spend.money to spend.

Improved Improved transport.transport.

More leisure timeMore leisure time Diversification.Diversification.

Positive effects of tourismPositive effects of tourism

Increase in Increase in wealth of wealth of receiving receiving countries.countries.

Activation of the Activation of the economy and economy and labour market.labour market.

Construction of Construction of infraestructures.infraestructures.

The negative effects of tourismThe negative effects of tourism

Regional Regional economic economic imbalances.imbalances.

Seasonal and Seasonal and precarious precarious employment.employment.

Environmental Environmental impact.impact.

Tertiary sector in the EUTertiary sector in the EU

The most The most significant significant activities in the activities in the service sector service sector are public are public services, trade services, trade and business and business servicesservices

There is a There is a certain certain specialization specialization among among countries. countries.

EU policies in the tertiary sectorEU policies in the tertiary sector

We must line up We must line up the achievements the achievements of the custom of the custom union, as a result union, as a result of it goods and of it goods and capital circulate capital circulate freely within EU freely within EU territory.territory.

The common trade The common trade tariff is applied.tariff is applied.

However , However , barriers to the barriers to the free movement free movement of services and of services and freedom of freedom of establishment establishment still exist.still exist.

Major challenges facing the EUMajor challenges facing the EU

There are four There are four major challenges.major challenges.

Loss of job caused Loss of job caused by outsorcing.by outsorcing.

Increase Increase productivity.productivity.

Correct Correct technological technological differences of new differences of new EU members.EU members.