Tertiary sector

tertiary sector geography

1. TERTIARY SECTOR

2. INDEX - Tertiary sector and its activities - Healthcare and Education - Transport and Communications -Commerce - Tourism

3. TERTIARY SECTOR AND ITS ACTIVITIES The tertiary sector includes a wide range of activities . These include facilitating the flow of goods , people , services and Information , financing economic activities . GDP: Gross domestic product , is the total value of all the goods and services a country produces during a given period . HDI: The human developmenmt index is an indicator that measures life expectancy , health and education -

4. Public : these are created and managed by the government in order to guarantee certain basic services to the general population . Private : These are created and managed by private companies with the aim of obtaining financial benefits , such as a newspaper . Public and private services

5. healthcare The healthcare sector of a country includes all the the services t hat are intended to prevent and treat human illness . Healthcare t herefore has an impact on a basic necessity : Health . This is w hy it is one of the most important tertiary sector activities .

6. education The education sector of a country includes all of the services t hat are used to provide people with education and training . Like healthcare , this tertiary sector activity is especially important b ecause it meets a basic need : the right to an education that w ill make it possible to obtain a job and adapt to or live in society .

7. TRANSPORTS Transport has changed over the last century . In addition , cost an journey times have both decreased . This phenomenon is know as the transport revolution . This are some types of transport : Road transport : Since car spread in 20 century . The roads increase , this is used over short distances . Rail transport : From the 19 century , railways were the main transport of ground because of their speed and carrying capacity . They are used for local routes and medium distances on high speeds . River and sea transport : it requires large rivers with a heavy flow . This is ideal for transporting heavy goods at low cost . Air transport : There is most common for long distances . Passengers are normaly tourist and people on bussines trip .

8. communications The mass media ( print , radio, television , and web based media) transmit entertaiment , information and opinions to every corner of the planet . Telecommunications are long distance communications systems .

9. commerce Some characteristics of commerce today : It is governed by the principles of supply and demand . In terms of location , it is physically concentrated primarily in urban environments . Countries are becoming more and more interdependent . Multinational companies are also increasingly important in international trade .

10. Domestic trade Wholesale trade , which moves large quantities of merchandise in order to sell it to other merchants or companies . Retail trade , which involves buying from wholesalers and selling directly to consumers .

11. Foreign trade Foreing trade is the exchange of goods and services between a c ountry and the rest of the world . There are 2 types of exchange : Exports and Imports . Positive balance of trade : The value of exports exceeds the value of purchases , creating surplus balance or trade surplus. Negative balance of trade : The value of imports exceeds the value of sales, creating a deficit balance or trade deficit .

12. TOURISM Tourism is the temporary movement of people from their place of residence to another place in order to enjoy their free time. The development of the tourism industry involves creating the necesseary transport and hospitality infrastructure to meet demand .

13. TYPES OF TOURISM MOUNTAINS: You can go hiking in a lot of places and you are also close to the pyrinees . RURAL: Navarre has lot of green places and beautifull villages in were you can have rurals vacations . LEISURE: Entertainment and leisure such as concerts and amusement parks like sendadiva . RELIGUOUS AND CULTURAL: There are many places with a rich cultural and artistic heritage , Pilgrimages to holy sites .

14. SPORTS AND ADVENTURE: In winter you can ski , in summer you can do canoe , rafting and fishing . HEALTH: Places were you can relax like spas. BUSINESS: shows in theatres like Gayarre and special conferences of important people .

15. By : juan, oscar , luri , diego and alex . we hope you like it !!!