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1 UNIT 5 Part Describe types of Tertiary Activities Pg Tertiary Activities Quaternary Activities

2 5.5.1 Tertiary Activity Is a service industry. Provides services such as transportation and retail outlets. Examples: Waiter, Fast Food Worker, Doctor, Nurse, Teacher, Taxi Driver, etc.

3 6.5.2 Distinguish between Public & Private Tertiary Activity. Private service industry is run by private business. Ex. Mechanics, Lawyers, Tourism. Public service industry is operated by Government. Ex. Education, health care, mail, water, sewer, roads. Hence the term public servant Why does the government provide some tertiary services?

4 5.5.2 Tertiary Activities Four categories of service activities 1. Distributive Activities: involves the transportation and sale of all products from manufacturer to consumer. ex. truck driver, warehouse manager, sales person

5 5.5.2 Tertiary Activities Four categories of service activities 2. Financial Activity: involves banks, insurance companies, financial advising companies, and trust companies.

6 5.5.2 Tertiary Activity 3. Personal Service: involves a wide range of services from legal services, to food services, to entertainment and counseling services.

7 5.5.2 Tertiary Activity 4. Government Services: Public service industry is operated by Government and is not for profit. On the contrary it cost tax payers money. Ex. Education, health care, mail, water, sewer, roads. Hence the term public servant

8 5.6.1 Location of Tertiary Industries 1. Proximity & Price are two key factors that determine the location of service industries. Location: services must be located close to a large enough market to produce DEMAND. Viability: services are only viable as businesses if the demand is high enough & the price is reasonable.

9 5.6.1 Location of Tertiary Industries 2. Service Availability vs. Population Size. Larger populations support a wider range of services. Consider: Health services, Education, recreation facilities, shopping facilities, hotels, restaurants and you will see that the range of services available is directly related to community size.

10 5.7.1 Economic Importance of Tertiary Activity Tertiary activity has increased in Canada over the last 100 years. Tertiary Activity grown from 36% of GNP to 73% of GNP over past 100 years.

11 5.5.4 Quaternary Sector The quaternary sector of the economy is a specialized part of the Tertiary Sector. QUATERNARY activity refers to activities which involve Research and Development (R&D) as well as the collection, recoding, arranging, storage, retrieval, exchange, and dissemination of information. Computers, Cell Phones, , and the WWW are some of the examples of new information technology which drives the quaternary sector.

12 5.6.2 Factors Affection Location of Quaternary Sector People & Infrastructure: 1. People Populations of people concentrated in an area makes the information sector viable. Historically, information technology like cable TV, telephones, and Radio flourished in areas where there was a population large enough to support them.

13 5.6.2 Factors Affection Location of Quaternary Sector 2. Infrastructure Infrastructure is required for the communication of information. The infrastructure has been closely linked to populated areas. Interestingly enough the development of infrastructure is changing so much and decreasing in price to the point it may change the patterns of infrastructure. Lesser developed nations currently do not have much access.

14 5.6.4 Factors Affecting Mass Communications Patterns.(5.6.4) 1. Conducivity / Internet access 2. Complex commutation networks In the telesphere of global communications there are: islands and continents of activity deserts or areas where there is no activity because there is no connectivity. The areas of connectivity are closely associated with development.

15 5.6.5 How Mass Communication Affects Workplace Location. As more and more people work in the information sector we may see a trend towards: Reducing Urbanization. People would not be tied to an office building if they could work at home. Less developed countries could build their infrastructure to support Quaternary Industries. (ex: India) new source of employment and economic activity in rural depressed regions

16 6.3.9 draw conclusions about highly industrialized areas on the earth's surface. P. 223 What patterns do you see?