1. World Geo 3200/3202 April 2011

2. Outcomes In this lesson you will learn to describe types of tertiary activities, including the following delineations: 5.5.1 Define the term tertiary activity. (k) 5.5.2 Identify the four categories of service activities. (k) 5.5.3 Contrast private tertiary activity and public tertiary activity. (k) 5.5.4 Define the term quaternary activity. (k)

3. Tertiary Activity Also known as the service industry Involves providing services to people Examples include: Doctor, lawyer, waitress, tourism industry, mechanic, teacher

4. Public vs. Private Tertiary Activity Private service industry is run by private business and requires that a profit be made from the service. Ex. Mechanics, Lawyers, Tourism. Public Service industry is most often run by the government and is not for profit. It does however, use the tax payers money. Ex./ Health Care, Eastern School Board.

5. 4 Types of Tertiary Activities 1. Distributive activities: involves the transportation and sale of all products from manufacturer to consumer. ex. truck driver, warehouse manager, sales person 2. Financial Activity: involves banks, insurance companies, financial advising companies, and trust companies.

6. 4 Types of Tertiary Activities 3. Personal Service: involves a wide range of services from legal services, to food services, to entertainment and counselling services. 4. Government service: 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”

7. It is important to note that many careers in the tertiary sector can not be classified as public or private. A teacher can work in the public school system which is public service or s/he can work for a private college which is private service. Why does the government provide some tertiary services?

8. Quaternary Activity Quaternary Activity: Is service based like the tertiary sector, but it entails the use of high technology to produce, retrieve, store and distribute information. Examples include: 1.Using computers to develop information- processing software. 2.Using computers to analyze city traffic flows to provide information on suitable locations for new businesses.

9. Assigned Readings The introduction to chapter 14 on page 240 of your text book. "The Nature of The Service Sector" on pages 240-241 of your text book. Assigned Activities Complete “Tertiary Economy” worksheet

10. Section Review 1. The tertiary sector of the economy is otherwise known as the _?_ sector. SERVICE 2. Private tertiary economic activity that involves the transportation and sale of all products from manufacturer to consumer. DISTRIBUTIVE 3. Private tertiary economic activity that involves banks, insurance companies, financial advising companies, and trust companies. FINANCIAL

11. Section Review 4. Private tertiary economic activity that involves a wide range of services from legal services, to food services, to entertainment and counselling services. PERSONAL 5. The difference in public and private tertiary activity is..... PUBLIC IS OPERATED BY GOVERNMENT AND IS NOT FOR PROFIT.