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The Economic World


In this unit you will learn all about the economic activities that affect people, including secondary industries such as car manufacture and primary industries (such as farming) that we rely upon for our survival.


1. Primary Secondary and Tertiary Activities

2. The change in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Industries over time

3. Types of Farm system

4. The Economic, Political, Physical and Human Factors affecting farming

5. Farming in the European Union - includes Home Farm, case study

6. Intensive Wet Rice Farming

7. Secondary Industry in MEDCs - Nissan in Sunderland

8.  High Tech Industry in MEDCs

9.  Formal and informal industry in LEDCs

10. Trans National Corporations in LEDCs