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