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Fundamentals of Human Geography
Secondary Activities
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Secondary Activities
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Q1
EXERCISES
Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.
(i)
Which one of the following statements is wrong?
(a)
Cheap water transport has facilitated the jute mill industry along the Hugli.
(b)
Sugar, cotton textiles and vegetable oils are footloose industries.
(c)
The development of hydro-electricity and petroleum reduced, to a great extent, the importance of coal energy as a locational factor for industry.
(d)
Port towns in India have attracted industries.
(ii)
In which one of the following types of economy are the factors of production owned individually ?
(a)
Capitalist
(b)
Mixed
(c)
Socialist
(d)
None
(iii)
Which one of the following types of industries produces raw materials for other industries?
(a)
Cottage Industries
(b)
Small-scale Industries
(c)
Basic Industries
(d)
Footloose Industries
(iv)
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(a)
Automobile industry ... Los Angeles
(b)
Shipbuilding industry ... Lusaka
(c)
Aircraft industry ... Florence
Q2
EXERCISES
Write a short note on the following in about 30 words.
(i)
High-Tech industry
(ii)
Manufacturing
(iii)
Footloose industries
Q3
EXERCISES
Answer the following in not more than 150 words.
(i)
Differentiate between primary and secondary activities.
(ii)
Discuss the major trends of modern industrial activities especially in the developed countries of the world.
(iii)
Explain why high-tech industries in many countries are being attracted to the peripheral areas of major metropolitan centres.
(iv)
Africa has immense natural resources and yet it is industrially the most backward continent. Comment.
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