GEOG-1027EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Manganese, Kuznetsk Basin, Carbon Sink
31 Jan 2017
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1: overview of the main economic sectors. For analysis, the economy is often divided into broad sectors: primary sector. This includes any direct natural resource-based activity such as agriculture, mining, forestry and fishing: secondary sector. The main components of the secondary sector are manufacturing and construction. Construction involves the building of structures (houses, buildings, roads and so on). Manufacturing is the processing of (or adding value to) natural resources or previously manufactured items: services sector. This is the non-goods" component of the economy and it is usually subdivided further. Typically these are non-professional" services activities; such as retail, consumer services and most producer/business services. Often known as professional" services that are typically high- tech and/or knowledge-intensive parts of the economy. Good examples include management, business administration, finance, transportation, communications and so on. These are also typically more advanced professional" services. Quinary services can be described as society building" and often include government involvement.
