Unit 6. The secondary sector. Industrial spaces + political maps Europe and Asia

Title

The secondary sector. Industrial spaces

Unit description

This unit begins by presenting the activities that make up the secondary sector: raw materials, energy sources and industry. Raw materials are classified as plant-sourced, animal-sourced and geological; and their current production, trade and problems are studied, focusing in detail on these aspects regarding critical minerals. Energy sources are grouped into traditional and alternative, dealing with the origin of the different types, their applications, location and problems. Additionally, the world's energy problems and current policies are explained in order to overcome and address them, detailing the pros and cons of fracking. Industry deals with the development and landscapes created by artisanal production, modern industry and contemporary industry. Finally the subject of industry and globalisation is addressed, especially questions related to the factors that influence current industrial location and the world’s industrial area, differentiating between historical industrial regions, emerging countries and less industrialised areas. The ‘Technique’ section of the unit on working with landscape pictures is helpful for the study of mining, energy and industrial landscapes in this unit.

The various activities presented throughout the unit are designed to help students acquire knowledge on the following:

-  The secondary sector. Industry. Mining, energy and construction.

-  Core elements of industrial activity. Raw materials. Contemporary problems with regard to raw materials.

-  Core elements of industrial activity. Traditional energy sources and alternative energy sources.

-  The world’s energy. Energy problems and policies.

-  Industrial development and its landscapes.

-  Types of contemporary industry.

-  Contemporary factors of industrial location.

-  Industry and globalisation. Location and industrial areas.

-  Working with landscape pictures.

-  Develop the core competences.

  2. TEACHING OBJECTIVES

  1.  To distinguish the secondary sector and its activities.

  2.  To identify the bases of industrial activity.

  3.  To assess energy problems and policies.

  4.  To show the importance of new uses of minerals and energy like fracking and rare minerals.

  5.  To differentiate the evolution of industry and its landscapes.

  6.  To analytically observe the types of industries and their location factors.

  7.  To know the world’s industrial areas.

  8.  To learn to work with landscape pictures.

  9.  To promote the development of the core competences.

 

  3. UNIT CONTENT / ASSESSMENT CRITERIA / ASSESSABLE LEARNING STANDARDS / CORE COMPETENCES

Core competences (CC): competence in linguistic communication (CCL), competence in mathematics, science and technology (CMCT), digital competence (CD), learning to learn (CAA), social and civic competence (CSYC), sense of initiative and entrepreneurship (SIEP), cultural awareness and expression (CEC).

Content	Assessment criteria	Learning standards	CC
-  The secondary sector. -  Industry -  Mining, energy and construction.	1.  Know the concept and activities of the secondary sector.	1.1.  Defines the secondary sector.	CCL CMCT CSYC
		1.2.  Identifies the activities of the secondary sector.
-  Core elements of industrial activity. -  Raw materials and their types. -  Contemporary problems with regard to raw materials. -  Traditional energy sources. -  Alternative energy sources.	2.1.  Know the concept of raw material and differentiate its main types.	2.1.  Identifies raw materials.	CCL CMCT CAA
	2.2.  Identify the advantages, disadvantages and main uses of traditional energy sources.	2.2.  Identifies and distinguishes energy sources.
	2.3.  Identify the advantages, disadvantages and main uses of alternative energy sources.	2.3.  Recognises the advantages and disadvantages of an energy source.
-  The world’s energy. Energy saving -  Energy problems. -  Energy policies.	3.  Reflect on energy problems and policies.	3.1.  Gives a reasoned opinion about energy sources.	CCL CMCT CAA CSYC SIEP
-  Industrial development and its landscapes.	4.1  Identify artisanal and modern industries and their landscapes.	4.1.  Identifies the historical phases of industry and its landscapes.	CMCT CAA
	4.2.  Identify contemporary industry and its landscapes.	4.2.  Identifies contemporary industry and its landscapes.
-  Industry and globalisation (I). -  Types of contemporary industry. -  Contemporary factors of industrial location.	5.  Identify the different types of industry and industrial spaces, and explain contemporary factors of industrial location.	5.1.  Identifies industrial sectors.	CMCT CAA CSYC
		5.2.  Describes factors of industrial location.
-  Industry and globalisation. -  The world’s industrial areas.	6.  Link industry to globalisation and locate the main industrial areas.	6.1.  Identifies industrial globalisation and the main industrial areas.	CMCT CAA
-  Working with landscape pictures.	7.  Comment on pictures of geographical landscapes.	7.1.  Identifies and distinguishes industrial landscapes.	CMCT
-  Check your progress and skills.	8.  Develop the core competences.	8.1.  Applies the core competences.	CCL CMCT CAA CSYC SIEP

 

Concepts Unit 6

secondary sector - raw materials - energy sources - production factors - mining - energy production - construction industry - traditional energy sources - alternative energy sources - renewable energy sources - non renewable energy  sources - greenhouse effect gases - solar energy - wind energy - biomass energy - geothermal energy - wave or tidal energy - nuclear energy - crude oil - Industrial Revolution - the black country (paisajes negros) - industrial estates (parques industriales) - technology parks (parques tecnológicos) - industry location - offshoring (deslocalización) - reconversion - reindustralisation - heavy industry - equipment industry - consumer goods industry - semi-heavy industry - light industry

Activities:
1. Define (again) secondary sector
2. Make a very simple mind-map with the activities included in this sector.
3. Look at page 131 (Industrial Activity).
a) Which elements are necessary for the industry?
b) What types of products does industry produce?
4. Make a simple mind-map about Industrial raw-materials.
5. Which countries concentrate the production of raw materials?
6. Which countries concentrate the consumption of raw materials?
7. Are there any problems regarding raw materials?
8. 
a) List different uses you do of energy sources
b) Make a table in Word about energy sources.
This table should include the following:
Traditional or alternative / Origin / Used for/ Concentrated in these countries / advantages/ disadvantages/
It is very important that you understand each one of them.
You have to be ready to explain any of those energy sources in front of the class.

Nuclear energy

9. Industrial development and its landscapes I
Industrial development has undergone different phases through history:
The most important factors that determine de different phases are: technical advances and the use of new forms of energy.
Make a table in word after reading 6.1 and 6.2 in your book. Share it with me /print it.
It should include these columns: when / who makes the product / tools / energy sources / where was that work done / features of the product / sectors / market / location / problems
It should include these rows: Artisanal industry / Modern industry: First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial revolution

10. Industrial development and its landscapes II
a) Include rows in your table (act. 9) for 7.1 and 7.2
b) Look for images (4-5) in the Internet that best describe:
- artisanal workshop
- First Industrial Revolution
Share it with me /print it.

11. Industry and globalisation. Types of location and related factors.
Make a simple mind-map (powerpoint?) with the different types of contemporary industry 8.1. Include images for each one.

12. Contemporary factors of industrial location (8.2)
a) Where are he high-tech industries located ttoday?
Which are the requirements for that kind of industry?

b) Where are he low-technology industries located ttoday?
Which are the requirements for that kind of industry?

13. What is industrial offshoring?

14. Map on page 145 of your book:
a) Describe it
b) Which is the main idea this map shows? 
c) Can you summarise what roles play the developed/emerging and underdeveloped countries in the industrial activity? (maybe you want to read point 9 in your book and remember all we have learnt in previous units).

15. Commenting images related to the secondary sector