Economic activity and trade links

Types of jobs and how countries trade goods and services with each other

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Which type of work is primary industry? A) Taking natural resources from the land or sea, like farming or mining B) Making goods in factories C) Providing services like banking D) Designing computer games
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Complete the sentence. Making things in factories, such as cars or clothes, is called ___ industry.
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True or false? Tertiary industry provides services to people, such as teaching or banking. A) True B) False
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True or false? Trade is when people, businesses or countries exchange goods. A) True B) False
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What does the word 'exports' mean? A) Goods or services sold to other countries B) Goods or services bought from other countries C) Goods made in a country only for its own people D) Goods that come into a port
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Match each type of industry to an example. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary Right: Farming wheat, Making bread in a factory, Selling bread in a shop, Researching new types of crop
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Which of these is an example of an import for the UK? A) Bananas brought in from the Caribbean B) Cars sold to Germany C) Services exported to the EU D) Whisky shipped to the USA
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Complete the sentence. The exchange of goods and services between countries is known as international ___.
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Why might a country import bananas instead of growing them? A) Its climate is not warm enough for bananas to grow well B) Bananas only grow underground C) It does not need fruit D) Bananas are illegal to grow
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Order these steps in producing a finished loaf of bread. Put these in order: Customers buy bread in shops, Wheat is grown on a farm, Bread is baked in a factory, Wheat is milled into flour
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Economic activity and trade links · for parents and teachers

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Taking natural resources from the land or sea, like farming or mining
Primary industries take raw materials from the natural environment. Examples include farming, fishing, forestry and mining.
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secondary
Secondary industry is manufacturing: taking raw materials from primary industries and turning them into finished goods, such as cars or processed food.
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True
Tertiary industries provide services rather than goods. Examples include teaching, banking, healthcare, retail and tourism.
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True
True. Trade is the exchange of goods and services.
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Goods or services sold to other countries
Exports are goods or services produced in one country and sold to another. Imports are the opposite: goods bought from other countries.
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Primary → Farming wheat; Secondary → Making bread in a factory; Tertiary → Selling bread in a shop; Quaternary → Researching new types of crop
Industries can be divided into primary (raw materials), secondary (manufacturing), tertiary (services) and quaternary (knowledge and research).
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Bananas brought in from the Caribbean
An import is a product brought into a country. Bananas grown in the Caribbean and brought into the UK are imports. Goods sold abroad are exports.
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trade
International trade is the buying and selling of goods and services between countries. It allows countries to get things they cannot produce themselves.
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Its climate is not warm enough for bananas to grow well
Many countries import food that does not grow well in their climate. Bananas need a hot, wet tropical climate, so cooler countries like the UK have to import them.
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Wheat is grown on a farm, Wheat is milled into flour, Bread is baked in a factory, Customers buy bread in shops
Bread production crosses sectors: farming (primary), milling and baking (secondary), and selling in shops (tertiary). Each stage adds value to the original raw material.