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Primary activities - a type of industry that involves extracting or refining natural resources (mining,
forestry, fishing…)
Secondary activities - a separate activity that produces products eventually for third parties (house
construction, steelmaking…)
Tertiary activities - sector of the economy that provides goods and services to consumers using
goods produced by the other sectors (education, health, transport…)
Employment structures - proportion of people working in each sector, they change over a period of
time and vary from one place to another

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primary secondary tertiary

lumberjack assistant sawmill operator doctor
Dairy farmer bricklayer shop assistant
Forestry worker steelworker bus driver
Quarry worker, farmer furniture shop
bank manager

ASSESS AND EXPLAIN THE LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE UK IN 1805 - 2005

In 1805 majority of people were farmers. Most people were on low wages and worked in the
primary sector. As a result of the industrial revolution, the main jobs changed dramatically. Fewer
people worked on the land and now majority of people worked in the secondary sector - most
mined coal or worked in heavy industries. During 20th century further changes occurred. Tertiary
sector became most prominent - there are many more hospitals, schools…

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primary secondary tertiary

INDIA 72 11 17

BRAZIL 37 28 39

USA 3 25 75

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Green revolution

• yields increased by more than three times

• rice became more immune to the diseases
• poorest farmers are unable to afford machinery (put into dept)