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Secondary Sector Industry

ICSE · Class 9 · Economics

Summary of Secondary Sector Industry for ICSE Class 9 Economics. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

The secondary sector is the industrial sector of the economy. It converts raw materials into finished products and includes manufacturing, construction, and utilities. This sector is important because it supports economic growth, creates jobs, and helps increase exports. Industrial development also

Key Concepts

The secondary sector focuses on converting

The secondary sector focuses on converting raw materials into finished goods. It includes manufacturing, construction, and utilities.

Industrialisation is a process of growth

Industrialisation is a process of growth and expansion of industries in a country.

Industries contribute to GDP

Industries contribute to GDP, provide jobs, use natural resources fully, increase export earnings, support agriculture, and strengthen national securi

Agriculture supplies raw materials

Agriculture supplies raw materials, food, labour, capital, and markets to industry. Industry supplies fertilisers, pesticides, pump sets, tractors, an

These are small businesses run from

These are small businesses run from a home. They are labour intensive, use local raw materials, need little machinery, and include basket weaving, pot

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the meaning of the secondary sector and industrialisation
  • Explain why industries are important in the Indian economy
  • Describe the interdependence of agriculture and industry
  • Classify industries by size into cottage, small, medium, and large scale
  • Recognise how industrialisation affects the ecosystem

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