Grade 9 Test 2

Name :_____________________ Section: ___________Date :_____________

Origins School

1st Term

Grade 9

Business Studies

Test #2 October 23

Total Marks [ /25]

Q1 )Consider the following data of two countries , X and Y

Sector Country X -Size of business Activity Country Y – Size of business

Activity

Primary 61% 3%

Secondary 24% 32%

Tertiary 15% 56%

Country X Country Y

Size of Private Sector 28 49

Size of Public Sector 72 51

a) Country X has a population of 40 million . How many people work in the tertiary sector ?
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b) Define the following and also give example of each ? [ / 4]

i) Primary Sector :
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ii) Chain of Production :

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c) Outline 2 reasons why the country X has more reliance on the primary sector then country
Y? [ / 4]

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Reason 2:

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c)Using the data to support your answer , is it true to say that countries whose tertiary sector is
larger than their other two sectors of the business activity are always more developed
economies ? Give only 2 reasons [ / 4]

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Q2 ) Carlton is a publishing company that specializes in educational books . The diagram shows
the typical stages of the production of one book

Tree pulp used to make Paper

Paper making

Printing

Book shops Schools

Using the example from the diagram explain how chain of production works and how primary
secondary and tertiary sector rely on each other . [ / 6]

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Q3 Case study

a) Identify two reasons why Naisiadet might be described as an entrepreneur ? [ /2]

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b) Identify any three benefits for Naisiadet of making a Business Plan [ / 3]

Benefit 1 :

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Benefit 2 :
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Benefit 3 :
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