8 Geography

Unit: Industry
Topic: Classification of Industries

1. Define the following categories of industry.

a) Primary The primary industry involves taking raw materials from the earth (1)

b) Secondary The secondary industry involves taking the raw materials from the
primary industry and using them to make things_________________________(1)

c) Tertiary The tertiary industry involves selling services and skill______ (1)

d) Quaternary The Quaternary sector involves providing people with knowledge

(1)

2. Complete the following table by placing the correct occupation or type of employment
in the appropriate category of industry. (7)

PRIMARY SECONDARY TERTIARY QUATERNARY

coal miner bread maker TV repair person secretary

cereal farmer machinist in a airline pilot researcher at NASA

curtain factory
potter surgeon

shoe mender assembly line

worker in a car
factory
accountant
pharmacist

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3. Study Fig. 1 closely. It shows how making Special K is one link in a chain of jobs that
stretches from Canada to your local supermarket.

FARMER FACTORY SHOP

WORKER ASSISTANT

_________________ _________________ _________________

a) Identify which job is primary, secondary and tertiary (there is one in each category). (3)