Business Studies Chap 5 Flashcards
Business Sectors
What is the meaning of the primary sector
-Deals with the extraction of raw materials and natural resources
-These natural resources include such as livestock, fish
What is the meaning of the secondary sector
-Transforms the raw materials from the primary sector into finished or semifinished new products.
-The raw materials from the primary sector are converted into new products
What is the meaning of the tertiary sector
Refers to industries that offer services to other bus. and consumers
-Also known as the services industry, which exists to facilitate the transportation, distribution, and sale of goods produced in the secondary sector
What is a Forward and a Backward Link
-Forward link: when businesses sell goods and services to businesses in the same sector or from bus. in another sector
-Backward link: when businesses buy goods and services from a bus. in the same sector or from a bus. in another sector.