5.1 Flashcards
agricultural sector
part of the economy that deals with agriculture
employee
someone who works for an employer for a salary
employer
someone who hires other people and pays them a salary
employment
possibility to get an income through work
energy
power
enviroment
air, water and land in or on which we live
factory
building where products are made with machines
industrial revolution
drastic changes in production methods, where manyal labour is replaced by machines
industrial sector
part of the economy that deals with production in factories
industrial society
society in which more than half of the people live in cities and where the undustry and service sector are the most important sectors of the economy
Modern Times
fifth period (1800-present)
service sector
part if the economy that falls outside agriculture, industry and mining and which deals with, for example, trade or transport
time of citizens and steam engines
eighth era (1800-1900)