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Secondary Activities

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Geography

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A flowchart illustrating the broad categories of economic activities: Economic and Non-Economic, and further classifying Economic activities into Profession, Employment, and Business.
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1(i)Which one of the following statements is wrong?Show solution
The wrong statement is (b) because sugar, cotton textiles and vegetable oils are not footloose industries. Footloose industries can be located in a wide variety of places and are not dependent on specific raw materials; examples are generally industries like electronics and some high-tech activities.

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1(ii)In which one of the following types of economy are the factors of production owned individually ?Show solution
In a capitalist economy, industries are generally owned privately, so the factors of production are owned individually.

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1(iii)Which one of the following types of industries produces raw materials for other industries?Show solution
Basic industries produce goods whose products are used as raw materials for other industries. For example, iron and steel are used to make machines for other industries.

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1(iv)Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?Show solution
The correctly matched pair is Automobile industry ... Los Angeles. The other pairs are incorrect, so the correct answer is (a).

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2(i)High-Tech industryShow solution
High-tech industry is the latest generation of manufacturing. It depends on intensive research and development (R and D) and produces goods of advanced scientific and engineering character. It uses robotics, computer-aided design (CAD), and electronic control systems, and has a large proportion of highly skilled specialists.

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2(ii)ManufacturingShow solution
Manufacturing is the process of transforming raw materials into finished goods of higher value for sale in local or distant markets. It may range from handicrafts to machine production, and modern manufacturing often involves power, mass production, and specialised labour in factory settings.

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2(iii)Footloose industriesShow solution
Footloose industries can be located in a wide variety of places. They are not dependent on any specific raw material, produce in small quantity, employ a small labour force, are generally non-polluting, and their main locational need is accessibility by road network.

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3(i)Differentiate between primary and secondary activities.
3(ii)Discuss the major trends of modern industrial activities especially in the developed countries of the world.
3(iii)Explain why high-tech industries in many countries are being attracted to the peripheral areas of major metropolitan centres.
3(iv)Africa has immense natural resources and yet it is industrially the most backward continent. Comment.
Project/Activity(i)Carry out a survey in your school premises of the factory-made goods used by students and the staff.
Project/Activity(ii)Find out the meaning of the terms bio-degradable and non-biodegradable. Which kind of material is better to use? Why?
Project/Activity(iii)Look around and make a list of the global brands, their logos and products.

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