2. 01 THE TERTIARY SECTOR TODAY
Tertiarisation of the economy
In developed
countries, services
employ more than
60% of the working
population.
In developing
countries, the
number of people
working in the
tertiary sector is
less than 30%.
3. • public services: guarantee certain basic services to the population.
• private services: the aim is to obtain financial benefit.
Public and private activities
01 THE TERTIARY SECTOR TODAY
Financialisation of the economy
Nationality of the
world’s top 100 most
important banks
4. Healthcare
02 HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION
FACILITIES
hospitals, doctors’
surgeries, medical
equipment, etc.
WORK FORCE
doctors, nurses,
surgeons, etc.
PATIENT CARE
medical specialisations,
subsidised medication, etc.
HEALTHCARE
SPENDING
6. Transport
• river and sea transport
• road transport
• air transport
• rail transport
03 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
7. 03 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Communications
1. Means of
communication
• interpersonal
• social (mass media)
2. Telecommunications
• satellite
communications
• multimedia
communications
• fibre optics
8. General Characteristics
• regulated by the law of supply and demand
• related to transport and communication networks
• interdependence between countries and multinational companies
• marketing: advertising, brand image and communication
• e-commerce
• in developed countries: high levels of production and consumption by
inhabitants and companies
• in developing countries: mixture of international business deals and street
vending
04 COMMERCE
9. Types of commerce
• physical markets
• non-physical markets
• intermediate markets
04 COMMERCE
Commerce and its geographical effect
Car park for shopping centre
costumers
Commercial areas are
connected to road and rail
networks
Industrial park
10. Domestic trade
1. Types of exchange
• wholesale trade: sell to other traders or companies
• retail trade: sell directly to the consumer
2. Types of establishment
• traditional retailers
• large retail outlets
• street marking and street vending
04 COMMERCE
12. 05 TOURISM
Tourism Industry
Related to:
• leisure
• consumer society
• transport revolution
• seasonality
Effects of tourism
• source of revenue
• creates jobs
• cultural relations
• destroys natural landscapes
TYPES OF
TOURISM
sun and
sea
rural
cultural
leisure
religious
health
business
sports and
adventure
13. 1. Organise the data.
2. Convert the data into percentages.
3. Calculate the angle corresponding to each percentage.
4. Make the chart.
• Draw a circle and divide it into sections.
• Mark the values of each section.
• Colour in each section with a different colour.
5. Add a key or draw arrows from each piece and write the corresponding
name and value.
6. Interpret the chart.
06 HOW TO MAKE AND ANALYSE A PIE CHART