DEFINITION

THE TERTIARY SECTOR CONSISTS OF ALL THE ACTIVITIES WHICH NOT DIRECTLY PRODUCE TANGIBLE GOODS, BUT WICH PROVIDE SERVICES TO STISFY PEOPLE'S WANTS AND NEEDS

TYPES OF SERVICES

We can classify them according three criteria:

Provider

Public

Private

Function

Level of advance

BusinessTourismTransport

Traditional

Advanced

LOCATION OF SERVICES

The developed countries have the largest service sectors due to

four factors:

The governments have the commitment to provideng basic

social services.

The high income of their inhabitants.

Low rates of employment in primary and secondary sectors.

The tertiarization of industries.

But nowadays for some services the location is not so important

and this means the appearance of OUTSOURCING

For services such as call centres or IT services, because they look for cheaper labour

TRANSPORT

DEFINITION: Transport is the movement of people and goods from one

place to another.

MATERIAL ELEMENTS:

- Modes of transport.: car, train, plane, boat.

- Infrastructure: it refers to the elements necessary for transport.

FUNCTIONS:

- Economic: exchange of goods and travel of population.

- Political: integration of different regions in a territory.

- Social: leisure, learning about other cultures.

TRANSPORT NETWORKS:

Definition: it is the infrastructure which is necessary for vehicles to circulate.

It consists of: nodes and axes or lines.

It is measured by the degree of connectivity. The layout is conditioned by:

historical, political, socioeconomic and natural factors.

MODES OF TRANSPORTCAR RAILWAY PLANES SHIPS

TRANSPORT NETWORKS

radial

Lineal or dendritic

grid-like

anarchic

THE TOURISM

DEFINITION: It consists of the activities people do for pleasure during their travels.

PHASES:

- 50’ and 60’: mean of transport is the automobile.

- 70’: the airplane became easier to travel farther

- 80’ till the present: there are new types of tourism, like cultural, business and rural tourism.

GROWTH OF TOURISM: THE FACTORS:

- Higher income levels: people have more money.

- Improved transport: it reduces costs and travel time.

- More leisure time: people have more days off and paid holidays.

- Diversification: more options are offered.

- Specialized companies: tour operators, travel packages and new destinations.

- Simple or no border formalities.

EFFECTS OF TOURISM

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE

- An increasing in wealth of receiving countries.

- Activation of economy and labour market.

- Improvement and construction of infrastructure.

- New economic opportunities in rural areas.

- Regional economic imbalances.

- Seasonal and precarious employment.

- Environmental impact