learning objectives 1 to recall the growth of the tertiary...

UNIT 6: Services (Tertiary sector)

Learning objectives:1 To recall the growth of the tertiary sector

Y3 GEOGRAPHY Session 1

Starter: read and answer Qs p.106-107

DefinDefin. and . and growthgrowth of of thethe tertiarytertiarysectorsector

• Activities that don’t directly produce tangible goods but satisfy people’s needs.needs.

• 20th-21st cent: maximum expansión (MEDC) tertiarization(70% of wealth and employment)

TypesTypes of of servicesservicesPrivate services:

– Private companies orindividuals

– Consumers pay directly– Commerce– Education

Public services: – Financed with taxes– Public institutions– Administration– Security – Justice

– Education– Culture– Transport– Health– Telecommunications

– Justice– Health, education

LocationLocation of of servicesservices

• Urban areas : near consumers, companies, official institutions

• Near advanced services (… …District): • Near advanced services (… …District): new technologies

• Small-scale services: spread across a wide area

• Outsourcing: transfer of part of theservices to another country (e.g….)

TRADE, p.110TRADE, p.110

• Defin: it’s the exchange of products between producers and consumers.

• Factors on which trade depend:– Transport and infrastructures (…)– Markets size (…)– Markets size (…)– Wealth (purchasing power)

DomesticDomestic tradetrade, p.110, p.110

• Inside the country• Domestic + foreign products

Activ. 1 as part of the theory

My balance of My balance of tradetrade

WHAT I EARN A WEEK

WHAT I SPEND A WEEK Positive?

Negative?

• Balance of trade in Spain: what is it?

Balance of Balance of tradetrade in in SpainSpain, p.110, p.110

• Read diagram p.110• Find out if the balance of trade of Spain

with these countries is either + or –• France China• France China• Germany The US

Check p.122, activs. 1-3

WorldWorld tradetrade, p.111, p.111

• Regulation through the WTO:(not all countries belong to the WTO)

– No tariffs (no trade barriers)– Liberalisation of trade– Eliminating unfair practices (selling lower than – Eliminating unfair practices (selling lower than

production costs)

Activ. 3 to go here as theory, then activ. 4

TradeTrade in in thethe EU, p.112EU, p.112

1. List the 28 EU countries. Candidates?


1. Which would be Trump’s reaction to themap p.112?

2. Working with the graph: describe theevolution of trade in one or two continentsfrom 1973 to 2010, explain why. from 1973 to 2010, explain why.

3. Predict what trade might be like in 2030 in every region and say why.


• EU: largest trading power (not producing!!)• 71% exports from EU members to EU

members• 29% exports to: the US, China,

Switzerland, Russia, Turkey• (86% industrial products, 14% agricultural)• EU imports from: China, Russia, the US,

Norway, Switzerland• Germany: leading exporting country

Work with the maps, p.113

TransportTransport, p.114, p.114• Def: Movement of people/goods from one

place to another– Means of transport– Infrastructures

• Functions of transport:• Affected by:

• Industrialization• Industrialization• Increasing of trade• Travelling• Technical advances• Lower costs

– Economic function– Political function– Social function

HW: p.114-5 activs1-2p.116-7 activs 1, 3-4

Channel tunnel

• How do you think the Brexit could affecttraffic along the Eurostar?

TourismTourism

• Definition?• Benefits?• Negative effects?

Tourism, p.118Tourism, p.118

• Def: activities that people do for pleasureduring trips

• Benefits:– It creates business and jobs…..– It adds value to the cultural heritage….– It adds value to the cultural heritage….– It favours cultural exchanges

• Negative effects:– Precarious temporary jobs– Environmental impact– Harmful to the local traditions

GrowthGrowth of of tourismtourism• Until mid-20th

century: only forwealthy people (coastalareas, spas, healthresorts)

• Since 1950s: economic

• 1970s: cheaper air transport = tourismabroad

• 1980s-now: economicgrowth, no border• Since 1950s: economic

growth in developedcountries → tourism forevery social class

• 1950-1960s: car tourism. Nationaldestinations: skiresorts, Mediterraneancoast

growth, no borderformalities, new formsof tourism (cultural, rural, eco-tourism, international, cruise, package tours, campsites…)

International International touristtourist flowsflows• Traditionally MEDC• Now also emerging coutries• Main destinations:

– Europe (Fr, Sp): artistic and cultural heritage, Medit climate, beaches

– Asia-Pacific region: exotic destinations, – Asia-Pacific region: exotic destinations, Asian culture (China, India, Thailand)

– America: USA (cities, natural spaces) Mexico (cultural heritage, beaches)

– Africa: natural environments (savannah and deserts). Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia.

– Middle East: tourism decrease due topolitical instability (Egypt, Syria)

UNIT 6: Services (Tertiary sector)

Learning objectives:1 To infer how trade, transport and tourism affect the

Spanish economy

Y3 GEOGRAPHY Session 1

Starter: fill up the types of services that would go with

the following headings…

Trade, transport and tourism in Trade, transport and tourism in SpainSpain

• Trade:% GDP

32.3

Peopleemployed

3 MM

• Transport

• Tourism

12

15

12% of total employment

20% of total employment

OtherOther servicesservices, p.122, p.122

• Financial services: banks, insurance

companies, stock markets

• Information and communication services

(ICT): teleworking, social communication, (ICT): teleworking, social communication,

mass media (…)

• The Internet (…)

• Business (including e-commerce)

• Personal services: domestic jobs, assistance

to elderly, repairers, teachers, architects,

lawyers, taxi drivers, hairdressers,…

Contents of the test unit 6

• 108-111 (all included)• 112 (only the EU)• 114 (only transport services and functions

of transport)of transport)• 118-119 • 120-121: only the slide from PPT• 122-123 (activities)• All activities done on the unit

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