Tertiary Sector & Spanish Industry

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1. Which two forms of energy are most consumed in Spain but not produced in Spain?
2. Which African country supplies gas directly to Spain?
3. Which form of energy is used the least in Spain? H_______________
4. Which country has a pipeline that supplies Spain with oil?
5. What % GDP does mining contribute to Spain’s economy?
6. Spain is an important producer of what mined elements?
7. Spain has the largest deposits of what element?
8. Name three ferrous metals that Spain possesses
9. What type of minerals are scarce in Spain?
10. Which three areas in Spain industrialised first?
11. When did Catalunya industrialise?
12. What was the earliest type of industry in Catalunya?
13. Spain is strongly dependent on what type of energy?
14. Why did industry in Spain grow in the 20^th century?
15. What effect did protectionist policies have in Spain in the 20^th century?
16. What percent of the working population was employed in industry in 1900?
17. What percent of the working population was employed in industry in 1931?
18. What happened to the Spanish economy between 1959-75?
19. What happened to many traditional Spanish industries after 1975
20. Which were the second areas in Spain to industrialise?

21. What happened in the ‘restructuring’ of the Spanish

economy in the 1980s?

22. What year did the recent economic crisis begin?
23. What caused the economic crisis to be worse in Spain than in some other European countries?
24. Explain how the building trade negatively affected the Spanish economy following the economic crisis?
25. What percent of the active population was employed in industry in 2013?
26. What percent of the active population was employed in construction in 2013?
27. What percent did industry contribute to the GDP in 2013?
28. What percent did construction contribute to the GDP in 2013?
29. Food, drink and tobacco represent what percent of production and industrial employment today?
30. How important is Spain’s automobile manufacturing industry?

31. Car exports make up what percent of Spain’s total industrial exports?
32.  Most industrial manufacturing takes place in which autonomous communities?
33. Give two examples of a public service:
34. Give a definition for the Tertiary Sector:
35. Today people also talk of a Quaternary Sector, what is this economic sector?
36. What is the business practice of outsourcing?
37. Name one benefit and one drawback of outsourcing?
38. Which is the most important sector in the Spanish economy? Primary, Secondary, Tertiary or Quaternary?
39. Which is Spain’s single largest industry?

40. What is trade?
41. Why is trade important?
42. What three factors does trade primarily depend on? i) T___________ & i____________ ii) M_________ s_________ iii) W___________
43. What is Domestic trade?
44. What is the name for the person who buys in large quantities of a product directly from the producer to resell it, normally to shop owners?
45. What is the name for the person who buys products in small quantities to then sell them on to the customer?
46. What is foreign trade?
47. What is the balance of trade?
48. What do the initials WTO stand for?
49. What does the WTO regulate?
50. What is a trade bloc and what does it try to do?
51. There are two types of trade blocs. Name them:

F_________ T________ A________ (give an example)

C__________ U____________ (give an example)

52. What do the initials OPEC stand for?
53. What does BRICS stand for?
54. Why have the BRICS countries come together as a group?
55. Which is the world’s largest trading power as a trade bloc?
56. What are trade agreements?
57. If we consider transport networks and services, would you say that Girona is a good location for a business? Why? Why not?
58. In terms of transport networks a developed nation has better c__________ than a less developed country.
59. Name one benefit of road transport over rail
60. Name one benefit of rail transport over road
61. Which mode of transport is responsible for transporting 90% of the world’s heavy goods?
62. What percentage of EU trade occurs within its borders i.e. is domestic trade?
63. Name one advantage of air transport for world trade
64. Name one disadvantage of air transport for world trade
65. In 2013 tourism represented __% of world GDP
66. In 2013 which two countries received the most international tourists in the world?
67. In 2013 which continent received the most international tourists?
68. What are some of Europe’s attractions for international tourists?
69. Financial services include all the activities and businesses related to the management of money: i____________, l___________ & s_____________
70. What percentage of Spain’s GDP did trade account for in 2014?
71. In 2014 how many people did trade employ in Spain?
72. Which are Spain’s main trading partners?
73. With which country does Spain have the largest trade deficit?
74. Tourism in Spain accounts for __% of its GDP and provides __% of all employment.
75. Why, according to the textbook, is Spain a popular tourist destination?
76. Which province in Spain is the main tourist destination for foreign tourists with 26% of all visitors in 2013?
77. The majority of Spain’s foreign tourists come from which three countries?

78. Which is bigger: Spain’s foreign tourist industry or Spain’s domestic tourist industry?