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Economy and Occupations

Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · Geography

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Economic Development Indicators

  • Gross National Income (GNI) measures total income earned by a country's residents
  • Per capita income = Total National Income ÷ Population
  • India has higher national income than Brazil but lower per capita income due to larger population
2

Economic Activities Classification

  • Primary activities: Agriculture, mining, fishing, forestry (extracting raw materials)
  • Secondary activities: Manufacturing, construction, processing (converting raw materials)
  • Tertiary activities: Services like transport, communication, trade, banking
3

Agriculture in Brazil and India

  • Brazil: Commercial agriculture, major exporter of coffee and soybeans
  • Brazil's main crops: Coffee (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo), rice, maize, sugarcane, cocoa
  • India: Mainly subsistence agriculture, 60% land under cultivation
4

Mining and Industries

  • Brazil: Rich in iron ore, manganese, bauxite, diamonds in eastern highlands
  • India: Chhota Nagpur plateau has major mineral reserves
  • Brazil's industries: Steel, automobiles, petroleum processing, chemicals

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Both India and Brazil have mixedEconomic activities are divided into threeWhile India has a higher totalThe difference between a country's exportsBrazil's economy benefits from rich mineral

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