The Service Sector



The Service Sector

Answer the following questions based on reading pg. 380 – 388 in your textbook.

1 – What is tertiary industry? What percentage of Canadians work in this industry level?

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2 – What has caused the tertiary industry to become the dominant employer in Canada?

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3 – What is the difference between basic and non-basic services? Give examples.

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4 – Fill in the following table outlining each of the types of Tertiary industry sectors. Use pages 382-385 in your textbook for the needed information.

| |Definition |Sample Occupations |Basic or Non-Basic |

|Trade Services | | | |

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|Finance, Insurance, and Real | | | |

|Estate Services | | | |

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|Business and Personal Services | | | |

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|Transportation and | | | |

|Communication Services | | | |

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|Government | | | |

|Services | | | |

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|Health Care and Social Services| | | |

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|Education Services | | | |

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5 – What is quaternary industry?

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6 – What is a local example of this industry? What do they do there?

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7 – What does your textbook predict are future trends in the different levels of industry?

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8 – Define the term entrepreneur

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9 – Which locational factors are more important to primary and secondary industry? Which ones are more important to upper level industry?

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