Term 1 - Topic 4 UNIT 1

Question 1

Explain the PRIMARY sector

Answer 1

• consists of agriculture / forestry / fishing / mining

Question 2

South Africa is the biggest producer of …………………………. and the 3rd largest producer of GOLD

Answer 2

Platinum

Question 3

The IMPORTANCE of the PRIMARY sector. It contributes to FOUR variables, namely

(4 points)

Answer 3

1) GDP
2) Employment
3) Economic Growth
4) Exports

Question 4

Explain how the primary sector contributes to the GDP

Answer 4

Provides food for the population
Contributes to employment
Produce natural resources to the secondary sector
There is always a link between the primary/secondary/tertiary sectors

Question 5

About ………% of the workforce in South Africa is employed by the primary sector

Answer 5

15%

Question 6

What does the SECONDARY sector consists of?

Answer 6

manufacturing industry, electricity, gas

(raw materials are use to produce goods)

Question 7

What does the TERTIARY sector consists of?

Answer 7

service industry

Question 8

What is the MEANING of GDP?

Answer 8

Gross domestic product

Question 9

The IMPORTANCE of the SECONDARY sector.

(5 points)

Answer 9

1) GDP (when more products are
manufactured and exported, it has a
positive influence on the GDP)
2) Employment (about 20% of workforce
in SA is employed in the secondary
sector)
3) Economic growth (higher productivity
with better quality labour)
4) Exports (reduced tariffs by some
foreign countries, cause an increase
in exports)
5) Secondary sector contributes to the
GDP

Question 10

About 65% of the SA workforce is employed in the …………….. sector

Answer 10

tertiary

Question 11

Tertiary sector includes services, like ….

Answer 11

transport, communication, banking, media, insurance, etc.

Question 12

Why is the tertiary sector important in SA?

Answer 12

• GDP
• Employment
• Economic growth
• Exports