How we organize ourselves

2. How we organize
ourselves
3rd Unit of Inquiry

3. Take a look at these pictures, what do
you see?

15. Where we live
• Some people live in big cities, others live in small villages and
towns.
• The place where we live influences how we live our lives.
• In big cities we can visit museums and take the metro to get
from one place to another.
• In small villages and towns we have more living space and
can enjoy more outdoor activities.

16. Cities, towns and villages
• CITIES are very large areas with many inhabitants.
• Cities have tall buildings that are used as homes or offices.
• Many of the streets are long and wide.
• We can find a variety of shops and businesses.
• Inhabitants have Access to many public services (hospitals,
schools, museums, public transportation…).

17. • TOWNS are smaller than cities and have fewer inhabitants.
• There are parks and squares.
• We can find many shops and there are also many public
services (hospitals, police stations, fire stations, schools,
museums, public transportation…).

18. • VILLAGES are small places with few inhabitants.
• There are few public services.
• There is usually a square, a church and a main Street with
shops and other businesses.

19. Urban areas and rural areas
URBAN AREAS
• Cities and large towns
• Buildings are close so
there are few open
spaces.
• There is a large variety
of public services.
• There is a large variety
of Jobs.
RURAL AREAS
• Villages and small towns
• Buildings are often far apart
from each other, so there are
more open spaces.
• People often share public services.
• There is less variety of jobs.

20. Areas of a city
• THE CITY CENTRE:
• is the oldest part of a city.
• The streets are narrow and the buildings are old.
• Some streets are only for pedestrians.
• The main square, the city hall, churches, a train station and
many monuments are in the city centre.

21. City centre

22. • MODERN NEIGHBOURHOODS:
• As the number of people living in the city grows, new
modern neighbourhoods are built.
• There are lots of homes, offices and shops.
• The streets are wide and the buildings are new.

23. • OUTSKIRTS:
• There is usually a lot of space to build new buildings for
homes, offices and shops.
• The airport is usually here.
• Businesses and factories are here too.

24. WORK
• We classify work into three sectors:
• Primary sector
• Secondary sector
• Tertiary sector

25. Primary sector of the economy
• Workers in the primary sector obtain natural materials from
the land or the sea.
• FARMING
• MINING
• FISHING

26. FARMING
• ARABLE FARMING: is the farming of plants. We call them crops.
• LIVESTOCK FARMING: is the farming of animals.
extensive intensive

27. • MINING: involves taking natural materials from the Earth
(rocks and minerals).
Underground mining Surface mining
• FISHING: involves catching fish and other animals from rivers,
lakes and oceans.
Coastal fishing Deep-sea fishing

28. Secondary sector of the economy
• Workers in the secondary sector transform natural materials
into products.

29. • CRAFT WORKERS: use their hands or simple tools to make
unique products. They usually work in a workshop Their
products take longer to make and are more expensive.
• INDUSTRIAL WORKERS: work in factories, use machines to
manufacture mass-produces products (identical and quickly
made). In some factories each worker does a specific task on
an assembly line.

30. Tertiary sector of the economy
• Workers in the tertiary sector provide a service.
• Health care
• Education
• Tourism
• Transport
• Retail
• Administration

31. From field to home
• Transforming natural materials into
manufactured products can be a
long process.
• All three sectors of the economy are
involved.

32. PRIMARY SECTOR: obtaining
natural materials.
Tomatoes are planted,
harvested and transported to
a factory.
SECONDARY SECTOR: At
the factory the tomatoes
are processed into a
variety of products.
The final product is
distributed by land or sea.
TERTIARY SECTOR: The
products are sold at a
market or supermarket.
Finally they are
consumed.
TOMATOES: from field to home.

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