Understanding Raw Materials, Energy, Industry, and the Tertiary Sector
Raw Materials
Raw materials are necessary to produce an industrial product. They can be found in nature and are transformed to be usable by industries.
- Raw materials of animal origin: These include materials derived from animals, such as wool, leather, etc.
- Raw vegetable materials: These are agricultural products, such as cotton, wood, etc.
- Raw materials of mineral origin: Extracted from the subsoil, these materials cannot be used directly and are subject to change.
Mining
Mining is the set of processes
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SECTION 2.3. Conquest and Romanization
The conquest of the Iberian Peninsula was a long process that began in the late third century BC and was not completed until the late first century BC. This long duration was because Rome never had a specific plan of conquest, but rather it was the result of several projects that succeeded in time. The Romans eventually implemented their dominance in the whole Iberian Peninsula, which became a Roman province. The stages of this conquest were:
- Occupation of the
Understanding State Types, Global Economics, and Labor
What is a Federal State?
In a federal state, power is divided between the federal government and the territories of the federation.
How are Democratic States?
Their main characteristic is that citizens make decisions. They choose their representatives through free elections or assemblies. These representatives in democratic states can be part of parliaments. Democratic states can be republics or parliamentary monarchies. In republics, the head of state is a president elected by the people through elections.
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Industrial Activities and Spaces in Spain
1. Raw Materials and Energy Sources
Mineral Raw Materials: Raw materials are resources from which products are derived or semi-processed. They can be classified as organic (from agriculture, livestock, and forestry) or mineral (metallic, non-metallic, and industrial rocks). Spanish mining policy falls within the general guidelines of the European Union. Due to the competitiveness of foreign entities, many metallic mineral mines have closed. However, non-metallic
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Beginning of Industrialization (1855 – 1890)
Spain joined the first Industrial Revolution later than other European nations. Its poor endowment in some raw materials and energy, scarce entrepreneurship, limited available capital, and technological backwardness hindered its progress. Industrial policy was also inadequate. Despite this, Spain remained primarily an agricultural country but managed to establish some textile and steel industries.
Industrial Growth (1900-1936)
Industrial growth occurred
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Natural Resources
A natural resource is a set of elements that humanity obtains from the physical environment to satisfy its biological or social needs.
Renewable Resources
- Critical: Those that are exhausted with use, such as water, fishing, and forests.
- Non-critical: Solar radiation, wind.
Non-Renewable Resources
- Consumables: Fossil fuels.
- Recoverable:
- Non-metallic minerals, gravel, glass, sand.
- Recyclable: Metallic minerals.
Of these resources, the most important are the sources of energy, and currently,
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