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Industry can be classified using a four-way division. Over time the percentage of the population of a country working in these different sectors of industry will change as the country develops.
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It’s basically saying that you can divide jobs into four different groups. Over time as the country develops the size of each groups will change.
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Primary industries are classified as those which produce the raw materials for industry. Examples include mining, quarrying, farming, fishing and forestry, all of which produce raw materials that can be processed in to a finished product. People working in these industries are described as being in the primary sector.
It’s directly taking stuff from the earth whether that’d be rocks from mines, whether that’d be taking oil up the ground or farming. Those are primary industries. I want you to write down as many examples of primary industry jobs as you can.
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Secondary industries are the manufacturing and assembly industries. They take raw materials and manufacture finished products from them. Examples include steel manufacture, bread making and food processing. People working in these industries are described as being in the secondary sector.
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Tertiary industries are service industries, and are the area of most growth in the United Kingdom. Examples include doctors, teachers, lawyers, estate agents, travel agents, accountants and policemen. People working in these industries are described as being in the tertiary sector.
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Quaternary industries are the newest, most hi-tech sector of industry. They are the research and development industries. Examples include the development of new computer components and research into GM crops. People working in these industries are described as being in the quaternary sector.
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You can use the percentage of people working in each sector to help describe how developed a country is. This is called the employment structure. By looking back through history you can also see how one single country has developed by looking at the changes in their employment structure.
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UK as the first country to be industrialized which means the primary sector two hundred years ago would have been bigger. Over time generally countries would have, as soon as they take up, while farming, mining, harvesting materials, they will use them in factories. (secondary sector).
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Tertiary sector will become bigger and bigger and the primary smaller and smaller. That’s the general idea and in these addresses you can see the more accurate version of it.
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In Spain 75.6 % represents the tertiary and quaternary sector, 20.4 % secondary and only 4 % primary. Who was the closest? OK, well done.
