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GCSE Geography · key term
Economic activities that manufacture goods or construct buildings and infrastructure.
Used by AQA, Edexcel and OCR
Paper 2
Economic activities that process raw materials or make products, including manufacturing and construction.
Economic activities that manufacture goods or construct buildings, such as steel production and car manufacturing.
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Specification 5.6 · Paper 2
Economic activity that manufactures goods or constructs buildings and infrastructure.
Revise: Economic Sectors and Investment ChangesThe secondary sector makes goods and includes construction. The tertiary sector provides services, while the quaternary sector involves knowledge-based work such as information technology and research. Quaternary activities are often counted within broader service-sector figures, so they should not automatically be added to tertiary figures as a separate total.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Activities that manufacture goods or construct buildings and infrastructure.
Revise: Economic Trends and Data AnalysisThe secondary sector manufactures goods and carries out construction. The tertiary sector provides services, including transport, retail, banking and telecommunications.
Economic activities that manufacture goods or construct buildings, such as clothing production and housebuilding.
Economic activities that manufacture goods by processing raw materials or assembling components.
Specification 7.1c · Paper 2, Paper 3
Revise: Economic ChangesThe secondary sector makes goods and builds things. The tertiary sector provides services, including shops, banking, teaching and healthcare. The quaternary sector involves research and innovation, such as scientists developing new medicines or engineers designing new technology.