1. UD 6: ECONOMIC ACTIVITY UD7: AGRICULTURE, CATTLE AND FISHING UD8: ENERGY AND INDUSTRY UD9: TERTIARY ACTIVITIES UD 10: ECONOMY IN THE SPANISH STATE UD11: CATALAN ECONOMY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND GEOGRAPHIC SPACE

2. UD 6 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Everything we consume are product of the human work. All the activities we carry out to obtain goods or services are called economy. We find 3 phases in the economic cycle: production, trade and consumption.

3. How does the economy work? What is economic activity? activities_need_goods_services_wealth_community Production, trade and consumption: Production is a combination of: Nat… Res… Tech… Wor… 2 types of goods: Consumption goods and production goods Commercialization: Distribution and sale of products.

4. Phases of economy Production Distribution Consumption

5. History of payment 1. Barter 2. Natural coins 3. Metal coins (Lidia –present day Turkey- in the VIIth century BC). 4. Paper money: Notes (XIth century in China). 5. Bills of echange and cheques (Middle Ages in Europe: Banks). 6. Plastic and electronic money (Credit and debit cards appeared in the XXth century). 7. …

6. What are economic sectors? Can be grouped into three large sectors: Primary, secondary and tertiary. Primary or Agrarian sector To obtain Raw materials Secondary or Industrial sector … Tertiary or Service sector …provide a service to society… not tangible Which sector do your parents work in? Create a graph.

7. Who contributes to economic activity?