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1. __Primary economic activities:__ extraction of raw materials and natural resources from the Earth's surface
1. Examples: mining, fishing, agriculture, Forestry
2. __Secondary economic activitie__s: processing and Manufacturing raw materials into a finished product
1. examples: factories and Manufacturing
3. __Tertiary economic activities:__ service sector that focuses on moving, selling, and trading products and primary and secondary sectors.
1. Examples: retail, marketing, design, restaurants
2. Divides into either Quaternary or Quinary
4. __Quaternary economic activities__: Knowledge-based sector, focusing on research and information creation and transfer
1. Examples: Investment bankimg, real estate, college professors, education, software developers
5. __Quinary Economic activities__: highest levels of decision making, includes top officials and government and business. the decision impacts millions
1. examples: Congress and CEOs