Sectors of Industry

Question 1

Describe the Primary sector of industry, using examples to support your answer.

Answer 1

The primary sector - extracts raw materials or natural resources from the land, eg, farming and coal mining.

Question 2

Describe the Secondary sector of industry, using examples to support your answer.

Answer 2

The secondary sector - manufactures goods, using raw materials and converts them into new products, eg, clothing production, house building and car manufacture.

Question 3

Describe the Tertiary sector of industry, using examples to support your answer.

Answer 3

The tertiary sector of industry is made up of services, eg, banks, cinemas, schools and hospitals.

Question 4

Describe the Quaternary sector of industry, using examples to support your answer.

Answer 4

The Quaternary sector consists of those industries providing information services, such as computing, ICT (information and communication technologies), consultancy (offering advice to businesses) and R&D (research, particularly in scientific fields).

The quaternary sector is sometimes included with the tertiary sector, as they are both service sectors. The tertiary and quaternary sectors make up the largest part of the UK economy, employing 76 per cent of the workforce.