7.2 Economic Sectors and Patterns

• The primary sector includes activities such as agriculture, mining, fishing, and forestry
• The tertiary sector provides services such as banking, retail, healthcare, and education
• The quinary sector is responsible for top-level management and decision-making
• Order the typical transitions between economic sectors in a developing economy.

  1️⃣ Primary to secondary

  2️⃣ Secondary to tertiary

  3️⃣ Tertiary to quaternary/quinary
• The tertiary sector is most prominent in urban areas with high population density
• Urbanization and technological advancements drive the transition between economic sectors.


  True
• The primary sector extracts raw materials from natural resources
• The tertiary sector provides services to consumers and other businesses
• What is the main role of the quinary sector?

  Top-level management
• How has technology improved agricultural productivity in the primary sector?

  Precision farming, GPS tractors
• In the primary sector, technologies like precision farming and GPS-guided tractors have boosted agricultural productivity.
• What is the primary sector of the economy defined as?

  Extracting raw materials
• What are examples of activities in the secondary sector?

  Manufacturing, construction, energy production
• What are examples of activities in the quaternary sector?

  Research, IT, consulting
• What factors influence the location of the primary sector?

  Natural resources like fertile land
• Where is the secondary sector typically concentrated?

  Industrial regions
• South Korea transformed from a primary sector-dependent economy in the 1960s
• What activities are included in the primary sector of the economy?

  Agriculture, mining, fishing
• Which industries are part of the secondary sector?

  Manufacturing, construction, energy
• The quaternary sector relies on a highly skilled workforce and advanced technologies.

  True
• Match the economic sector with its key distribution factors.

  Primary Sector ↔️ Natural resources

  Secondary Sector ↔️ Raw materials and labor

  Tertiary Sector ↔️ Population density

  Quaternary Sector ↔️ Educational institutions
• What role has technology played in economic sectors over time?

  Transformation and improvement
• Match the economic sector with its technological driver:

  Primary sector ↔️ GPS-guided tractors

  Secondary sector ↔️ Computer-aided manufacturing

  Tertiary sector ↔️ Telecommunications

  Quaternary sector ↔️ Artificial intelligence
• The secondary sector uses automation and robotics to increase quality and output.


  True
• The secondary sector relies on automation and robotics for manufacturing.

  True
• The tertiary sector uses digital platforms, telecommunications, and information systems.
• The tertiary sector's globalization impact includes the expansion of service industries.
• The secondary sector transforms raw materials into finished goods.

  True
• The tertiary sector supports other economic sectors and fulfills societal needs.

  True
• Economic sectors are evenly distributed across all geographic regions.

  False
• South Korea transitioned from a primary sector-dependent economy in the 1960s to a service-based economy today.

  True
• What does the primary to secondary sector transition involve?

  Agriculture to manufacturing
• Order the stages of economic sector transitions.

  1️⃣ Primary to secondary

  2️⃣ Secondary to tertiary

  3️⃣ Quaternary and quinary sectors emerge
• The secondary sector transforms raw materials into finished goods.


  True
• What are examples of activities in the tertiary sector?

  Banking, retail, education
• The primary sector's distribution is influenced by the availability of natural resources
• Automation and robotics have increased efficiency in the secondary sector.


  True
• The secondary sector has shifted towards automation, robotics, and computer-aided manufacturing.


  True
• The primary sector has adopted technologies like precision farming and satellite-guided operations.
• In the primary sector, satellite-guided operations have improved agricultural productivity.