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The three Economic Sectors - Coggle Diagram
The three Economic Sectors
The Primary Sector
The Primary Sector
provides
food
as well as the
raw materials
needed to
convert
them into other
products
In Spain, just over the
4%
of the working population work on this sector due to
mechanisation
. The main activities carried out in this sector are:
Mining
Forest exploitation
or
forestry
Agriculture and livestock
Fishing
The Secondary Sector
The Secondary Sector
is mainly a sector that involves
production
and
construction
. It requires a large amount of
energy
, which is extracted from
natural resources
In Spain,
19%
of the workforce is employed in this sector. It's divided into three main activities:
Industrial activity
employs
11,2%
of the Spanish workforce. The main industrial areas in Spain are located in
Madrid
,
Barcelona
,
Basque Country
,
Asturias
...
Construction
grew a lot at the beginning of the
21st century
, especially with the building of
large housing
The production of energy
(which can be renewable or non-renewable). Spain doesn't produce oil or gas, but produces a lot of
wind power
, has a lot of reservoirs to produce
hydroelectric energy
and has
7 nuclear power plants
The Tertiary Sector
The biggest changes in countries' economies have happened in the
Tertiary
or
service sector
In Spain, tertiary activities employ the
76% of the workforce
, divided between the
public
and
private
sector. The
main tertiary activities
are:
Education
Healthcare
Government, the administration of justice
and
public safety
Banking
Comercial sector
Transport sector
Tourism