Secondary Sector Industry — Flashcards

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The secondary sector is the industrial sector that converts raw materials into finished products. It includes manufacturing, construction, and utilities, and it supports economic growth, jobs, and exp…

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Industrialisation supports economic growth, creates jobs, increases export earnings, helps use natural and human resources better, supports agriculture, reduces regional imbalance, enables self-sustai…

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Industrialisation is a process of growth and expansion of industries in a country. It means more industries are set up and production increases.

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Agriculture supplies raw materials such as cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, and oilseeds. It also provides food for workers, capital through savings, a market for industrial goods, and healthy labour.

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Industry supplies fertilisers, pesticides, pump sets, tractors, and other implements. It also helps build irrigation projects, roads, and transport, and creates extra employment for surplus farm labou…

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A cottage industry is a small business run out of a person's home. It is labour-intensive, uses local raw materials, needs minimal machinery, and often includes basket weaving, pottery, handicrafts, p…

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They use traditional skills, depend on labour, use local raw materials, need little investment in machinery, are home-based, and can begin production quickly with low setup time.

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Small-scale industries are businesses operating with limited capital, machinery, and employees using local resources. They often work as sole-proprietorships or small partnerships and mainly serve loc…