2. The types of work people do, the ways they
work, the tools and equipment they use, their
working conditions, and the rates of pay
have all changed over the past 50 years.
This has led to change in the number of
people employed in different district
industry across the world.
3. Types of industries
There are three main sectors of industry:
the primary sectors: people that work to
obtain or produce materials and resources
from the natural environment
4. The main industries are farming,
fishing, forestry and mining.
Most primary
Industries produce
Raw materials,
Which are not
Highly changed
In a major way
5. the second sector is:
The secondary sector: products from the
primary sector are processed to make more
valuable end products.
The secondary sector is also called the
manufacturing sector, because it mostly
involves making things.
9. World patterns
Poorer, less developed countries cannot
afford to provide as many services [
healthcare, finance,insurance,and so on….]
In the poorest countries in Africa and Asia,
the majority of people are employed in the
primary sector and cannot afford to pay for
many services at all
10. In larger cities such as Mumbai, there is a
much higher percentage of people employed
in the tertiary sector compared to the rest of
india.
11. In parts of rural USA more than 10% of the
people work in primary industries and fewer
are employed in the other sectors
12. In parts of the world where there are
minerals, such as parts of South Africa and
Russia, a high percentage of people are
employed in the primary activity of mining.
13. Many of the worlds manufacturing industries
were classified as heavy industries
Such as: iron and steel mills,metal smelting
and ship building
14. Industries that can move from place to place
are sometimes called footloose industries.
The modern high tech electronics and
software industries are good example of
footloose industries
15. California is a good example of how
employment patterns can change overtime in
one place
16. Since the 1970s, the computer, electronics
and software industries have been the most
important sources of employment in
California.
California is the most important contributor
to the USA income from high tech
electronics.
17. China a production giant
China is without a doubt the world largest
producer of electronic goods.
This country doubled its shared of the world
market from 2007 to 2011.
18. This table shows how china’s share world
production of electronic products changed in
five years from 2007 to 2011
China’s share of world
production 2011[%]
China’s share of the
world production
2007[%]
Equipment
3935Tvs
4237Mobile phones
4643computers
4841Set top boxes
7071DVD players
