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THE SECONDARY SECTOR
4.2 THE SECONDARY SECTOR IN SPAIN
Spanish secondary sector consists of activities
industry
energy
necessary for industrial machines to run properly
construction
The production of energy
energy is divided into two groups
non-renewable energies
came from
burning fossil fuels
splitting uranium atoms
renewable energies
solar, hydraulic or wind
less polluting
replace non-renewable energies
not possible
high costs
Spain
not produce oil or gas
has to import them
largest global producers of wind
many reservoirs
generate hydroelectric energy
seven nuclear power plants
Industrial activity
11.2% of the Spanish workforce
main Spanish industrial areas
located
Andalucia
Zaragoza and Asturias
Basque Country
Valencia region
provinces Madrid and Barcelona
Construction
is the activity of
building or making changes
houses
transport infrastructure
beginning of the 21st century
sector grew a lot
building of large housing developments
big cities
development of turist areas along the coast
4.1 THE SECONDARY SECTOR ACROSS THE WORLD
Industry and construction
two main activities of the secondary sector
Industry
Transformed over the last few decades
technology
robots to perform
great industrialised countries
with the most advanced economies and technology
European Union
Russia
Japan
China
United States
India
Some industries
highly polluting iron and steel or the paper industry
have moved from more developed countries
strict environmental laws
high labour costs to other countries
more liberal laws and lower wages
RELOCATION
the secondary sector
is mainly a sector that
involves production
construction
requires a large amount of energy
extracted from a variety of natural resources
this sector
converts the raw materials
into
goods and services
includes construction
land and materials into hauses
