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What secondary sector activities are there?
Living in society
Types of products
Industries in the secondary sector can
be classified by the types of products
that they produce.
The
secondary sector
uses raw materials to produce
manufactured products
.
Some of the most important secondary sector activities in Spain are
the food, motor and chemical industries. The technology industry has
also become very important in recent years.
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What products does each of these industries make? Test your partner.
food industry motor industry chemical industry technology industry
Student 1:
Name a product made by the food industry.
Student 2:
Pasta. Name a product made by the technology industry.
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Intermediate products
Some industries produce
intermediate products
.
These are products that are
used by other industries.
Consumer products
Some industries make products
that are sold directly to
consumers
.
The food industry processes products from
farming and fishing. It transforms them into
consumer products.
The steel industry converts iron into steel.
Steel is an intermediate product because it’s
used to make other products, such as cars
and buses.
