TERTIARY INDUSTRY

1- KEY WORDS

Look for the meaning of:

WELFARE STATE, TRADE, INSURANCE, HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION,   INTEREST RATE, TERTIARISATION, MOTORWAY, PIPELINE, FREIGHT,

GATT-WTO, LEISURE, SPA, RESORT, ENVIRONMENT

2- Reading a graph, the pie-chart.

- What changes are shown in the pie-charts?

- Give reasons for the changes shown in the two pie charts.

3- Read another graph (a little more difficult)

Explain the relationship between transport, distance and costs

TOURISM

A- Read this text and answer:

a) Which factors influence Spain’s tourism growth?

b) Which places include the ‘Costa del sol’?

c) Mention some negative consequences of touristic growth.

d) Where do tourists come from in Spain?

(Taken from:

GARRET NAGLE (2000), Advanced Geography, Oxford University Press, Oxford, page #416)

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B- Mark which ideas you think contribute to sustainable tourism:

. build more golf courses for rich people who spend more money

. promote equity in the distribution of the cost and benefits of tourism

. restrictive entry or pricing in special natural or historical places

. involve local people in development processes

. build better and expensive hotels instead of cheap camping sites

C- Watch this video

TRANSPORT AND TRADE

A- Match these means of transport with their advantages and disadvantages:

1-INLAND CANALS, 2-WATER (OCEAN),3- ROAD, 4-RAIL, 5-PIPELINES AND 6-AIR

(Taken from:

GARRET NAGLE (2000), Advanced Geography, Oxford University Press, Oxford, page #378)

. Now, make the same but in your own language, it’s not necessary to put exactly the same, you can summarize or choose only a few characteristics of each transport (for example 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages).

B- Make two graphs (pie-chart with excel) with this data:

UK imports and exports:

Exports: ₤133,860 million

Germany 12.6%

Netherlands 7%

France 9.8%

Belgium 5.3%

Italy 4.9%

Ireland 5.2%

Sweden 2.5%

Spain 3.6%

Denmark 1.3%

Portugal 0.9%

Other EU countries 1.4%

USA 12.5%

Japan 2.2%

Other European countries 3.2%

NICs 4%

Other 23%

Imports: 148,360 million pounds

Germany 14.4 %

Netherlands 6.6%

France 9.8%

Belgium 4.6%

Italy 4.8%

Ireland 3.2%

Sweden 2.8%

Spain 2,4%

Finland 1.5%

Denmark 1.4%

Portugal 0.8%

Other EU countries 0.5%

USA 11.9%

Japan 6%

Other European countries 6.4%

NICs 6%

Other 17.3%

. Describe the nature of the UK’s trade pattern with its main trading partners.