SCIENCE YEAR 5 TERM 3 - CONTENTS

UNIT 5 - THE ECONOMY

Work means to perform a productive activity which people do, usually for a salary. In relation to work, we can classify a population into two groups: The active population is made up of the people who work and receive a salary, and the people who are unemployed (without a job) and looking for work. The inactive population is made up of the people who cant work, such as children and the elderly.

GLOSSARY
To perform: realizar Productive activity: actividad productiva Salary: salario, sueldo. Active population: poblacin activa (poblacin en edad de trabajar) Unemployment: paro Unemployed people: parados To receive: recibir To look for: buscar Population: poblacin Elderly people: gente mayor, tercera edad

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Economic sectors (sectores econmicos) The jobs of the active population are classify into economic sectors. People can be working in the primary sector, the secondary sector the tertiary (service) sector.
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Primary sector It is made up of the jobs that obtain raw materials (resources from nature: recursos de la naturaleza). The main activities are: agriculture (agricultura), livestock farming (ganadera), fishing (pesca), forestry (bosques y montes) and mining (minas). Primary activities are carried out (llevadas a cabo) in rural, marine and forest areas, which are usually far from the cities. Only 4% of the active population of Spain work in the primary sector.
Population working in the primary sector in Spain

4% 22% Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 74%

GLOSSARY Raw materials: materiales puros, sin manufacturar.

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Agriculture: is the growing of crops, usually on the plains. The principal crops are: wheat, olives, grapes, potatoes, fruit and vegetables. Livestock farming: is raising animals for food or to sell. Some of these animals might be: cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, chickens, rabbits Fishing: includes any activity concerned with trying to catch fish, usually in the wild, and it is very important on the coast of Spain. Other activities are forestry and mining.
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1.1. Secondary sector It is made up of the jobs that transform raw materials into other products (manufactured goods). Construction and industry are the main activities in this sector.
Population working in the secondary sector in Spain

4% 22% Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 74%

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Construction: is making a building or the fabrication of infrastructure. The construction industry is very important, but jobs in this sector have decreased dramatically in Spain. Industry: there are many different kinds of industries: metallurgy, chemical, food, telecommunications, textile, automobile Industries are usually located in cities and nearby areas. Jobs in industry have decreased in Spain too.

1.2. Tertiary sector or Service sector It includes the jobs that provide services to others. There are many activities in this sector, such as education, transport, health care, tourism, trade, administration, communications, finance In Spain, this sector employs the most people.
Population working in the service sector in Spain

4% 22% Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 74%

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Trade: is the buying and selling of products; an exchange of things. This can be one good for another good, one good for money, money for a service, etc. Tourism: is one of the most important service activities in Spain and it generates an economic impact, such as the employment creation. Spain has become a popular destination for the world's international tourists.

Transport: it is very important for trade and tourism. Transport plays an important part in the economic growth of the country. But most of the transport cause huge amount of pollution. We can classify it into three groups: land transport (railways, roads and motorways), sea transport (ports) and air transport (airports).

The Spanish economy

4% 22% Primary sector Secondary sector Service sector 74%

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