Chapter 6

The second occupation

Exercises

1. Choose the correct answer from the following options.

(i) Which of the following statements is incorrect:-

a) The cotton industry is facilitated by the cheap water transport system along the Hooghly River,

b) Sugar, cotton weaving and vegetable oil or mobile industrial industries 

They say

c) With the development of hydropower and petroleum, the role of coal energy as a determining factor in the position of industry has declined at a large rate,

d) Port cities in India attract industrial industry.

Answer:

(ii) Which of the following economic types is a factor of private production:-

a) capitalist, b) mixed c) socialist, d) none.

Answer:  a) Capitalists

(iii) Which of the following industries produces raw materials for other industries:-

a) Cottage Industries,b) Small Industries,

c) Basic Industries, d) Mobile Industrial Industries.

Answer:

(iv) Which of the following parts is correctly equivalent:-

a) Automotive Industry: Los Angeles, b) Shipbuilding Industry: Lusaka,

c) Aircraft industry: Florence, d) Iron and steel industry: Pittsburgh.

Answer:

2. Write a brief note on the following in about 30 words.

(i)High-technology industries.

Answer:- 

(ii) Construction industry.

Answer: Large scale construction of the largest industrial sectors in the world 
They can be divided into two broad categories according to the type of art. For example
        (a) In only a few developed countries, densely clustered, traditional, large manufacturing industries.
        (b) Large scale manufacturing industry     with advanced technology and operated widely in developing countries .

(iii) Mobile industrial enterprises.

Answer: Mobile industries can be widely located in different places. They are not dependent on any particular raw material weight loss or anything else. This time industry, relies primarily on ingredients that can be sourced from anywhere. The production from this industry is low and the employment of labor is low. In general, pollution from such industries is high.

3. Write the answers to the following in no more than 150 words.

(i) Write the difference between primary and secondary functions.

Answer:  The differences between primary and secondary functions are -

   i) Farming, fish farming, fruit collection are the primary activities. 

         Oil refining and energy production are secondary activities.

    ii) Primary sector works are directly related to nature.

    The second section of the work is directly related to nature.

    iii) The economies of developing countries are dependent on the primary sector. 

    On the other hand, the economies of underdeveloped countries are dependent on the secondary sector.

(ii) Discuss the major modern industrial activities taking place in the developed countries of the world.

Answer:-

(iii) Explain that in many countries, high technology industries are attracted to areas near major metropolitan centres.

Answer:-

(iv) African continent has many types of natural resources and yet lags behind in industrial industries.

Answer:-

Scheme/ Action

(i) Conduct a survey on the factory-made materials used by the students and officers of your school.

(ii) Find the meaning of the terms biodegradable and non-biodegradable. What kind of material is best to use? And why?

(iii) Look around you and make a list of the globally marked items along with their logos and products.