secondary sector Flashcards
some activities of secondary sector
generation of energy
distribution of energy
processing of agricultural products
repair activities
1850s
-steam engine was the most important invention (more independent from natural sources)
-feudal manufacture to industrial factories
industrial revolution
-UK
-ENGINEERING(metal,steelworks)
-chemical industry,car manufacturing,,electronics
nowadays-engineering etc
mechanisation,automation,computer usage ,general ecological approach ,lowering energy demands
MEDC
-newly industrial countries =Hongkong,SK,taiwan,vietnam
-RAPID change compared to 20 years ago(was way less industrial)
third and fourth sector
wealthy nations-canada,usa,europe
factors for NIC
international trade
location(coastline )
willingness of workforce
internet advertising
geo(no attacks on usa)
non renewable energy sources
coal,oil,natural gas
renewable energy sources
biomass ,wind ,sun
fossil fuels
a fuel made form the remains of living organisms that has taken millions of years to form
main types of power stations
-coal fired power stations -near coalfields,along large rivers (ostrava)
-oil-fired powered station due to Eu fuel policy none
-nuclear power station-cheap no direct pollution of air (nuclear waste)
alternative energy sources
-hydro-eelctric power
-wind energy
-solar energy
-geothermal heat
-bio mass
-tidal energy
oil states
-chemical industry
-SA,russia,iraq
asian tiger
-electronics
-Sk:samyang,kia,(cosmetics)
-HK
-Japan:toyota,honda,samsung
