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Economic Activities
 Primary – Gathering raw materials for immediate use or the
making of a final product (farming, logging, mining, fishing)
 Secondary – Adding value to materials by changing their form
(automobile manufacturing, building houses)
 Tertiary – Business or professional services (salespeople, doctors,
teachers)
 Quaternary – Information management and Research services
(scientists,

Example 

Primary – Milk farmer collecting the milk

Secondary – Factory making ice cream from the milk

Tertiary – Selling the product (Ice Cream) in a store

Quaternary – Working in labs to change the formula, making better ice cream