Geo Revision [Year 8]

Primary Sector: The part of the economy focused on extracting raw materials from the earth, such as agriculture, mining, forestry, and fishing.

e.g. agriculture, mining, forestry, and fishing.

Secondary sector: includes activities that process raw materials, like making products from them.

e.g. automobile manufacturing

Tertiary Sector: Provides services rather than physical products.

e.g. transport

Quaternary Sector: Focuses on knowledge-based services like research, development, financial services, and education.

e.g. education

Hi-tech industry: Involves producing and managing advanced technologies like electronics, aerospace, and biotechnology.

e.g. aerospace

Footloose industry: An industry that can be located anywhere without being affected by resources or transport.

e.g. computer chips