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Unit 3: The Human Environment Section A Topic 1 Economic Change1a The relative importance of the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors in countries at different levels of development; change over time and space.Define the different sector terms (including quaternary).Give examples of activities in each sector.Recognise the relative importance of each sector in different countries.Economic sector shifts over time-the Clark-Fisher model.Explain the reasons for the changes in relative importance over time and space.

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Gross National Income (GNI) Total value of goods and services produced within a country (i.e. its Gross Domestic Product), together with its income received from other countries less similar payments made to other countries. For example, if a British-owned company operating in another country sends some of its income (profits) back to UK, the UK’s GNI is enhanced. Similarly, the repatriation of profit from a US-owned company operating in the UK will count towards US GNI, but not count towards UK GNI.

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The latest World Bank’s classification of countries by income group is based on 2011 data on GNI per capita, and it is calculated using the World Bank Atlas method. In this classification, countries are divided in the following income groups: - Low income: $1,025 or less - Lower middle income: $1,026 to $4,035 - Upper middle income: $4,036 to $12,475 - High income: $12,476 or more

China is an NIC: The term “Newly industrialized country” (NIC) is applied to countries that are experiencing industrialization and rapid economic growth, such as China, India, Brazil, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand.On the World Bank list of economies (July 2012), Cyprus is an HIC. However, our GNI has decreased from 2009 to 2012.

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