Class 12 Notes for Geography Chapter 7 Tertiary and Quaternary Activities
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Class 12 Notes for Geography Chapter 7 Tertiary and Quaternary Activities
GENERAL FEATURES
- large number work in the tertiary sector and medium number work in the secondary sector
- They include both production and exchange
- Production includes the provision of service
- output is indirectly measured in terms of wages and salaries
- change involves trade transport and communication
- Provide commercial output service
- Specialized skills are involved
TYPES OF TERTIARY ACTIVITIES SERVICE SECTOR
Service Sector
1. Tertiary
A. Trade & Commerce
I. Whole Sale
a. Urban Supply House
b. Rural Mandis
II. Retail
a. Urban
i. Chain Stores
ii. Mail Order[Mail Order has further in 2 types:-Telephone and internet]
iii. Convenient Shopping
iv. PDS
b. Rural
i. Periodic Markets
B. Transport
I. Road
II. Rail
III. Water
a. Inland
b. Oceanic
i. Passenger
ii. Cargo
IV. Air
C. Communication
I. Means of Transport
II. Telecommunication
a. Telephone
i. Landline
ii. Mobile
III. Audiovisual
a. Films
b. Radio
c. TV
d. Print
i. News
ii. Magazine
D. Services
I. Banking
II. Insurance
III. Real Estate
IV. Personal
a. Private
b. Govt.
c. NGO
2. Quaternary
A. Information based
B. R & D Based
3. Quinary
A. Specialist
B. Decision-makers
C. Consultant
D. Policy Formulators
SOME SELECTED EXAMPLES
Tourism: tourist regions, factors affecting tourism: demand, transport
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: climate, landscape history, and art, culture and economy Empowered workers,
QUATERNARY ACTIVITIES‟
- Collection production and dissemination of information,.
- Production of information,
- Research and development,
- Specialized knowledge,
- Technical skills,
- Administrative competence.
QUINARY ACTIVITIES
- The highest level of decision-makers, policymakers,
Outsourcing
- A large no. of call centers in India and China opened
Advantages
- Cheap,
- Availability of skilled persons,
- English language communication skills,
- Out migrating countries.
It includes
- Knowledge processing outsourcing
- Home shoring
- Business process outsourcing
- Availability of high skilled workers ex. E-learning, business research intellectual property legal profession and banking sector
MEDICAL SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS PATIENTS I INDIA
- India is leading country in medical tourism
- World-class hospitals are located in India
- Abundant benefits for the developing countries
- It is cheap for developed countries
- Advantages for patients
- Developed transport in India
DIGITAL DIVIDE
- Availability of information and communication technology
- It is uneven in the world
- It depends on the government policy
- Developed countries provide but developing countries still provide the ICT to their people
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