1. Types of Industrial Activity
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary

2. Directly extract resources
Primary Activity
Directly extract resources
Renewable can be used without being permanently depleted.
Nonrenewable are depleted when used.

3. Secondary Activity A.K.A. “manufacturing”
Traditionally clustered together in several regions
Each region is specialized because each activity has certain requirements; locations are chosen based on how advantageous they are.
Regional specialization - core-periphery dynamic

4. Service Industries (Tertiary)
Transportation/communication services
Services that facilitate the distribution of goods, services and information to meet the requirements of modern industry.
Regional differences in the relative importance of various modes of transportation. Russia = rails; US=highway

5. Service Industries Producer services
Required by those who produce goods; necessary for business growth and development
Generally located in the core
Require more educated labor force
Information technology – growing field
Requires skilled, creative labor force, and little land

6. Service Industries Consumer Services
Services aimed at keeping people healthy, educated, safe and happy.

7. Review:
What jobs do your parents have? What category do they fit into?

8. Types of industrial activity
Primary = extracting resources.
Secondary = processing stage.
Tertiary = services
Transportation/Communication
Producer Services
Consumer Services
Each type of industrial activity displays unique spatial patterns, or “industrial regions.”