1. The economy
By:
Miguel Ángel Martínez

2. Primary sector
• They provide us with raw materials.

3. Secondary sector
• They process raw materials and provide us
with manufactured products.

4. Tertiary sector
• They provide us with a variety of consumer
services.

5. Arable farming
Dryland farming
• Dryland farmers
don’t usually water
their crops.
• Dryland farmers
need large fields to
grow lots of plants.
Irrigated farming
• Farmers use
irrigation systems to
water their crops.
• Farmers can use
irrigation to grow
lots of crops in small
fields.

6. Livestock farming
• Livestock farming is the raising of animals for
food products such as meat , milk and eggs ,
and non-food products , such as wool and
leather.
• Bovine : cows , bulls and oxen.
• Porcine : pigs.
• Ovine : sheep.
• Caprine : goats.
• Avian : birds.

7. Fishing
• Fishing is the catching of fish and other
aquatic animals for food.
• There are two types marine fishing.
• Coastal fishing : takes place near the coast.
Use small boats and traditional methods, they
return to port at the end of the day.
• Deep-sea fishing : takes place far from the
coast. They work for weeks or months on large
boats.

9. Mining
• Mining is the extraction of rocks and minerals
from the ground.

10. Forestry
• Forestry is the exploitation of forests to
extract plant products such as wood , cork ,
cellulose and resin.

11. Energy sources
• Some energy comes from renewable sources ,
such as sunlight , water or wind.
• Some energy comes from non-renewable
sources , such as coal , oil , natural gas and
nuclear energy.

12. The service sector
• This sector of the economy includes various
areas , such as commerce , tourism , transport
and communications.
• Health and education as doctors , nurses ,
dentists and teachers.
• Public safety as police officers , firefighters ,
soldiers and security guards
• Skilled professions : as mechanics, plumbers
and electricians.

13. The service sector
• Administrative work as secretaries , bank
clerks and public servants.
• Cultural proffessions as writers musicians ,
actors , painters and sculptors.
• Judicial system : as lawyers , prosectors and
judges.

14. The service sector

15. Commerce
• It is the business of buying and selling
products and services.

16. Transport
• We can use different types of transport to
move passengers and goods from one place to
another.
• Road transport.
• Rail transport.
• Air transport.
• Water transport.

17. transport

18. Tourism
• Tourism is the business that provides us with
accommodations and entertainment when we
are on holiday.
• There are many types of holidays :
• Beach.
• Adventure.
• Cultural.
• Rural.

19. tourism

20. Communications
• Interpersonal communications media : let us
send information to one person at a time.
• Mass communication media : let us send
information to many people at once,like
newspaper , radio and television.
• Computers : technology has given us new
ways to communicate with each other like
internet or email.