answered question

answers (2)

lwelch
0
Votes
BEST ANSWER  decided by votes   |  lwelch  |  March 24, 2009 04:08 AM
The Nation’s economy can be divided into various sectors to define the proportion of the population engaged in the activity sector. This categorization is seen as a continuum of distance from the natural environment.

Primary Sector

The primary sector of the economy extracts or harvests products from the earth. The primary sector includes the production of raw material and basic foods. Activities associated with the primary sector include agriculture (both subsistence and commercial), mining, forestry, farming, grazing, hunting and gathering, fishing, and quarrying.

Secondary Sector

The secondary sector of the economy manufactures finished goods. All of manufacturing, processing, and construction lies within the secondary sector. Activities associated with the secondary sector include metal working and smelting, automobile production, textile production, chemical and engineering industries, aerospace manufacturing, energy utilities, engineering, breweries and bottlers, construction, and shipbuilding.

Tertiary Sector

The tertiary sector of the economy is the service industry. This sector provides services to the general population and to businesses. Activities associated with this sector include retail and wholesale sales, transportation and distribution, entertainment (movies, television, radio, music, theater, etc.), restaurants, clerical services, media, tourism, insurance, banking, Healthcare, and law.

Comment
nativenerd
0
Votes
nativenerd  |  March 23, 2009 10:29 PM
These are all economic references:
http://geography.about.com/od/urbaneconomicgeography/a/sectorseconomy.htm

"The primary sector of the economy extracts or harvests products from the earth. The primary sector includes the production of raw material and basic foods.

The secondary sector of the economy manufactures finished goods. All of manufacturing, processing, and construction lies within the secondary sector.
...
The tertiary sector of the economy is the service industry. This sector provides services to the general population and to businesses."
...
http://economics.about.com/od/economicsglossary/g/tertiary.htm
Tertiary sector means literally, 'third sector'. Per Landes, 1969/1993, p 9, refers to the "administrative and service sector of the economy".
Voted as best: roybott
Comment
140

ask any question

Top of Page
Buy Mahalo Dollars
WITH CREDIT CARD OR PAYPAL

Please log in to use this function.