1. Economic Activity and Energy
Key Idea 4.1
Economic sectors
Economic Activity and Energy
Industrial Sectors
Lesson 2 of 3

2. Lesson Objectives
Recap on primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary sectors.
Understand the “development pathway.”
Describe variations in sectoral balance between countries.

3. Key Points
All industries can be seen as a system of inputs, processes, outputs and feedback.
Industries are likely to locate themselves near the inputs they require. They also need access to market, power supply, communications and labour.
Primary industry involves the extraction or production of raw materials.
Secondary industries process the products of primary industries and manufacture them into goods and products.
The tertiary sector provides services, skills, goods and products from primary and secondary industries.
The quaternary sector supplies information services, such as computing and Research and Development.

4. What is the development pathway?
Read page 93 and summarise what the “development pathway” or “staircase” is.

5. Line graph to show the UK employment structure from 1800 – 2000
Describe the change in employment structure over time.
Line graph to show the UK employment structure from 1800 – 2000

6. Country Income Groups
Your task is to research and compare two countries.
High Income – Low Income
Take a look at the interactive map to help you choose your countries for research.
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7. Taboo Quaternary Industry Primary Industry Employment Structure
Development pathway
HIC
Industrial Revolution
LIC
Manufacture
Markets
Tertiary Industry
Labour