Tertiary Economic Activities (Junior Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Tertiary economic activities involve
Tertiary economic activities involve
Providing services rather than producing goods
Examples of tertiary services
Examples of tertiary services
Retailing, transport, tourism, professional services
Tourism as a tertiary activity
Tourism as a tertiary activity
Provides travel and leisure services
Tourism growth factor: income & time
Tourism growth factor: income & time
More disposable income and leisure time
Tourism growth factor: travel costs
Tourism growth factor: travel costs
Cheaper air travel and package holidays
Positive tourism impact: jobs
Positive tourism impact: jobs
Creates employment in hotels, restaurants, shops
Positive tourism impact: infrastructure
Positive tourism impact: infrastructure
Roads and communication systems improve
Negative tourism impact: employment type
Negative tourism impact: employment type
Seasonal employment
Negative tourism impact: living costs
Negative tourism impact: living costs
Cost of living increases (housing, food prices)
Negative tourism impact: environment
Negative tourism impact: environment
Poor planning damages environment & spoils landscapes
Transport definition
Transport definition
Movement of people, goods, info between places
Ireland's road network pattern
Ireland's road network pattern
Radial, spreading out from Dublin
When Ireland's motorways mainly developed
When Ireland's motorways mainly developed
1990s