Tertiary sector

1.What is the tertiary sector?

Unlike the primary or secondary sectors, the tertiary or service sector does not produce material goods. It provides services to people and other economic sectors instead.
2. Explain the growth of the services sector

This sector includes a large number of activities associated with areas such as healthcare, education, tourism, retail, transport and logistics, communications, culture, leisure, sport, etc.

In developed countries, the tertiary sector has undergone

UNIT 8

WHAT IS A CITY?

- The number of inhabitants is the most common. In Spain, any concentration of population of over 10,000 inhabitants is classified as a city.

- Economic activity. Mostly dedicated to secondary and tertiary activities.

- The concentration of habitat, compact morphology, high population density.

- The city usually concentrates many activities and functions. Cities are very well connected nodes that centralize flows of people, goods, capital and ideas. The city has a fast and intense

The tertiary sector provides services to people and other economic sectors instead.                                      The growth of the service sector: -large number of activities such as health care, education, tourism, retail, transport and logistics, communications, culture, leisure, sports, etc -developed countries: both number o employed people and wealth generated -less developed countries: increased employd people -growth coincided with the emergence of information society

From The 11th to the 13th century Europe experienced an important revival.

More food meant more people lived longer  and more children survived.  As there were more people, there were more  demands and needs for many products.  Trade grew considerably, creating trade  routes across Europe. The most important  ones were the Mediterranean route and  the Atlantic and Baltic route.  Trade fairs were really important. The fairs  were places where merchants met to buy  and sell products such

It Is truth that greater life expetancy, the femail participation in the work face and the development of the welfare state have favoured the growth of the tertiary sector in developed countries?

Yes,because since 1940s increpases life expectacy has created more demand for services for senior citizens, the incorporation of women into labour force has created a need for more chilcare and services of products that reduce housework and the development of the welfare lead to the growth and consolidation