economic geography south africa

Question 1

what are the economic sectors?

Answer 1

• primary sector
• secondary sector
• tertiary sector
• quaternary sector

Question 2

what is the primary sector?

Answer 2

extracts or harvests products from the earth
- fishing
- farming
- forestry
- hunting
- mining

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Question 3

what is the secondary sector?

Answer 3

manufacturing of finished goods from products produced in the primary sector

Question 4

what is the tertiary sector?

Answer 4

provides services to the general population and businesses (retail stores, transportation,)

Question 5

what is the quaternary sector?

Answer 5

provides information and expertise with an emphasis on information and computer technology (use of GIS)

Question 6

an example of how the sectors are linked

Answer 6

1. farmer extracts wool from sheep — primary activity
2. factory makes wool into jersey — secondary activity
3. factory transports jersey to store to be sold to customer — tertiary activity
4. use GIS to help locate where to open a new branch — quaternary activity