CLASSIFICATION OF
BUSINESSES

Textbook, Chapter 2 [pg 11-19 ]

Name: …………………………………………………

Class: …………

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Classification of Business Activity

Learning outcomes:
• To describe and classify business activity in terms of primary, secondary
and tertiary sectors.
• To identify reasons for the changing of business classification.
• Classify business enterprises between private sector and public sector in
mixed economy.

Primary sector: ___________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

Secondary sector: ________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

Tertiaty sector: ___________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

Discuss with your partners:

1) List 4 examples of industries or markets in the primary sector:
a)________________________
b) _______________________
c) _______________________
2) List 4 examples of industries or markets in the secondary sector:
a)________________________
b) _______________________
c) _______________________

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3) List 4 examples of industries or markets in the tertiary sector:

a)________________________
b) _______________________
c) _______________________

Key points:
• De-industrialisation:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

• Mixed economy:
___________________________________________________________

• Capital:
___________________________________________________________

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