THE TERTIARY SECTOR: SERVICES. TRANSPORTMaría Jesús Campos Fernández. learningfromgeography.wikispaces.com

Tertiary Sector

Transport

Tourism

Trade

Telecommunications

BankingEducation and Culture

Healthcare SystemOthers (lower-end tertiary

sector): domestic work; street vending…

Tertiary Sector Definition: tertiary sector; services Diversity:

Tertiary sector vs quaternary sector Upper-end tertiary sector Lower-end tertiary sector

Characteristics: heterogeneous; intangible and inmaterial; imposible to store; close to the consumer; low level of mechanisation; expanding; unequal distribution

Classification: Public services Distribution services Business services Consumer services

Transport Tourism Trade Telecommunications Banking Education and culture Healthcare System

Transport

Transport Definition: means of transport and infrastructures Types: ground transport, water transport and air transport Functions of transport Transport networks Importance and impact of transport Spain

Means of transport: the vehicles used for travel

Infrastructures: elements necessary for transport and to allow the functioning of means of transport (roads, railways, airports, ports…)

Types of Transport: Ground transport

Types of Transport: Water Transport

Types of Transport: Air Transport

Functions of Transport

•Exchange of goods and the everyday travel of the population.Econo

mic•Integrates the differente regions

and areas of the territory allowing economic access and acces to public servicesPolitica

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•Facilitates human relations, leisure and connects culturesSocial

Transport Networks The infrastructure which is

necessary for vehicles to circulate.

Nodes: cities, stations Axes or lines: connect the

nodes. Connectivity between the

nodes is connected to the level of development: Developed countries have a

dense, structured and hierarchical network

Developing or underdeveloped countries: less dense and less structured network.

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