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Service sector

GCSE Geography · key term

Service sector

Definition

The part of the economy that provides services rather than extracting resources or manufacturing goods, including IT support, banking and tourism.

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Edexcel GCSE Geography B · 1GB0

Paper 1

Revise: Globalisation and the Role of TNCs
Economic activities that provide services rather than manufacture goods, such as banking, transport and hairdressing.
Revise: Opportunities and Infrastructure Challenges in Megacities

Edexcel Geography B past papers

Related key terms

Foreign direct investment (FDI)
Formal employment
Globalisation
Informal employment
Information and communications technology (ICT)

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Service sector — Edexcel GCSE Geography B Definition | GradeGen

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