UNIT 6: Services (Tertiary sector)

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1 Y3 GEOGRAPHY Session 1 UNIT 6: Services (Tertiary sector) Learning objectives: 1 To recall the growth of the tertiary sector Starter: read and answer Qs p

2 Defin. and growth of the tertiary Activities that don t directly produce tangible goods but satisfy people s needs. 20th-21st cent: maximum expansión (MEDC) tertiarization (70% of wealth and employment) sector

3 Types of services Public services: Financed with taxes Public institutions Administration Security Justice Health, education Private services: Private companies or individuals Consumers pay directly Commerce Education Culture Transport Health Telecommunications

4 Location of services Urban areas : near consumers, companies, official institutions Near advanced services ( District): new technologies Small-scale services: spread across a wide area Outsourcing: transfer of part of the services to another country (e.g.)

5 TRADE, p.110 Defin: it s the exchange of products between producers and consumers. Factors on which trade depend: Transport and infrastructures ( ) Markets size ( ) Wealth (purchasing power)

6 Domestic trade, p.110 Inside the country Domestic + foreign products Activ. 1 as part of the theory

7 My balance of trade WHAT I EARN A WEEK WHAT I SPEND A WEEK Positive? Negative? Balance of trade in Spain: what is it?

8 Balance of trade in Spain, p.110 Read diagram p.110 Find out if the balance of trade of Spain with these countries is either + or France Germany China The US Check p.122, activs. 1-3

9 World trade, 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 production costs) Activ. 3 to go here as theory, then activ. 4

10 Trade in the EU, p List the 28 EU countries. Candidates?

11 Trade in the EU, p.112

12 Trade in the EU, p Which would be Trump s reaction to the map p.112? 2. Working with the graph: describe the evolution of trade in one or two continents from 1973 to 2010, explain why. 3. Predict what trade might be like in 2030 in every region and say why.

13 Trade in the EU, p.112 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

14 Work with the maps, p.113

15 Transport, p.114 Def: Movement of people/goods from one place to another Means of transport Infrastructures Functions of transport: Affected by: Industrialization Increasing of trade Travelling Technical advances Lower costs Economic function Political function Social function HW: p activs1-2 p activs 1, 3-4

16 Channel tunnel How do you think the Brexit could affect traffic along the Eurostar?

17 Tourism Definition? Benefits? Negative effects?

18 Tourism, p.118 Def: activities that people do for pleasure during trips Benefits: It creates business and jobs.. It adds value to the cultural heritage. It favours cultural exchanges Negative effects: Precarious temporary jobs Environmental impact Harmful to the local traditions

19 Growth of tourism Until mid-20th century: only for wealthy people (coastal areas, spas, health resorts) Since 1950s: economic growth in developed countries tourism for every social class s: car tourism. National destinations: ski resorts, Mediterranean coast 1970s: cheaper air transport = tourism abroad 1980s-now: economic growth, no border formalities, new forms of tourism (cultural, rural, eco-tourism, international, cruise, package tours, campsites )

20 International tourist flows Traditionally MEDC Now also emerging coutries Main destinations: Europe (Fr, Sp): artistic and cultural heritage, Medit climate, beaches 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 to political instability (Egypt, Syria)

21 Y3 GEOGRAPHY Session 1 UNIT 6: Services (Tertiary sector) Learning objectives: 1 To infer how trade, transport and tourism affect the Spanish economy Starter: fill up the types of services that would go with the following headings

22 Trade, transport and tourism in Trade: Spain % GDP 32.3 People employed 3 MM Transport Tourism % of total employment 20% of total employment

23 Otherservices, p.122 Financial services: banks, insurance companies, stock markets Information and communication services (ICT): teleworking, social communication, massmedia ( ) TheInternet ( ) Business(including e-commerce) Personal services: domestic jobs, assistance toelderly, repairers, teachers, architects, lawyers, taxi drivers, hairdressers,

24 Contents of the test unit (all included) 112 (only the EU) 114 (only transport services and functions of transport) : only the slide from PPT (activities) All activities done on the unit