Unit 7

Question 1

Industry

Answer 1

Any economic activity using machinery on large scale to process raw materials into products

Question 2

Raw materials

Answer 2

Any metal, wood or other plants, animal products, or other substances that are used to make intermediate or finished goods

Question 3

Industrial revolution

Answer 3

The radical change in manufacturing that included increased mechanization that began in Great Britain in the mid 18th century

Question 4

Cottage industries

Answer 4

Pre-industrial form of agriculture in which members of families spread out through rural areas worked in their homes to make goods

Question 5

Primary sector

Answer 5

Economic sector associated with removing and harvesting products form the Earth

Question 6

Secondary sector

Answer 6

Economic sector associated with the production of goods from raw materials. Includes manufacturing, processing, and construction

Question 7

Tertiary/service sector

Answer 7

Economic sector that includes a host of activities including transport, storage, and marketing, and selling goods and services

Question 8

Quaternary sector

Answer 8

Economic sector that is a subset of tertiary sector that requires workers to process and handle information and environmental technology

Question 9

Quinary sector

Answer 9

Economic sector that is a subset of quaternary sector. Involves the top leaders in government, science, universities, nonprofits, healthcare, culture, and media.