Types of Industry — Revision Notes | KS3 Geography

Quick recap

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Key terms

Primary industry: Economic activity that extracts raw materials directly from the Earth or sea, such as farming, fishing, forestry, and mining
Secondary industry: Economic activity that takes raw materials from primary industries and manufactures them into finished products
Tertiary industry: Economic activity that provides services and sells goods rather than manufacturing physical products, such as healthcare, education, retail, and transport
Quaternary industry: A knowledge-based and high-tech sector focused on information technology, research and development, computing, and consultancy
Clark Fisher Model: A model that explains how countries change their employment structures and move through pre-industrial, industrial, and post-industrial phases over time
De-industrialisation: The process of social and economic change where a country or region moves away from manufacturing and secondary industries toward services
Offshoring: The practice of moving manufacturing or business processes from high-income countries to lower-cost countries to increase profits

What this lesson covers

How well do you know each one? Be honest: red means go back over it.

Define industry and name the four sectors, with an example of each
Explain the difference between primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary industry
Describe the three phases of the Clark Fisher model
Explain what deindustrialisation is and why the UK moved away from primary and secondary industry
Explain what offshoring is and who benefits from it
Describe the economic, social, environmental and political impacts of industry

Test yourself

Cover the answer, say it out loud, then check the full quiz on the lesson page.

A software developer creating apps for smartphones works in which industry?
Hundreds of years ago, most UK workers were farmers. What percentage of UK workers are farmers TODAY?
Your smartphone went through ALL 4 types of industry before reaching your pocket. Which industry came FIRST in your phone's journey?

Topic quiz

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Spelling challenge

Read the definition, then type the correct spelling of the term. Uses the same terms as above.

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