Solution of Chapter 6. Secondary Activities (NCERT - Fundamentals of Human Geography Book)

Exercises

1

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.

Which one of the following statements is wrong?
1 B

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.

In which one of the following types of economy are the factors of production owned individually?
1 C

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.

Which one of the following types of industries produces raw materials for other industries?
1 D

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
2

Write a short note on the following in about 30 words.

High-Tech industry
2

Write a short note on the following in about 30 words.

Manufacturing
2 C

Write a short note on the following in about 30 words.

Footloose industries
3 A

Answer the following in not more than 150 words.

Differentiate between primary and secondary activities.
3 B

Answer the following in not more than 150 words.

Discuss the major trends of modern industrial activities especially in the developed countries of the world.
3 C

Answer the following in not more than 150 words.

Explain why high-tech industries in many countries are being attracted to the peripheral areas of major metropolitan centres.
3

Answer the following in not more than 150 words.

Africa has immense natural resources and yet it is industrially the most backward continent. Comment.