1. Primary Economic Activities – retrieval , collection production of raw materials/natural resources

2. Secondary Economic Activities – turn raw materials into goods

3. Tertiary Economic Activities – supply services to people

4. Quaternary Economic Activities – knowledge/research/management part of economy

5. Compare to development
What does development mean?
What does it look like?
A less developed country will have a larger % of its workforce involved in primary sector of the economy.
A more developed country will have a greater % of their workforce involved in the tertiary sector of the economy

6. Somalia by Economic Sector
Percentage of People Employed In
Primary
60.2%
Secondary
7.4%
Tertiary
32.5%
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009 Data
Is Somalia more developed or less developed?

7. Japan by Economic Sector
Percentage of People Employed In
Primary
3.9%
Secondary
26.2%
Tertiary
69.8%
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009 Data
Is Japan more developed or less developed?