Tertiary and Quaternary Activities
CBSE · Class 12 · Geography
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See them allWhat are tertiary activities? Give three examples.
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Tertiary activities are related to the service sector that involve providing services rather than producing goods. They require skilled labor and professional expertise. Examples: healthcare (doctors)…
How do tertiary activities differ from secondary activities?
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Tertiary activities rely more heavily on specialized skills, experience, and knowledge of workers rather than on production techniques, machinery, and factory processes. They provide services instead …
What is trade and how is it classified?
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Trade is essentially buying and selling of items produced elsewhere. It is classified into: 1) Retail trading - direct sale to consumers, 2) Wholesale trading - bulk business through intermediary merc…
Distinguish between rural and urban marketing centres.
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Rural marketing centres: Cater to nearby settlements, quasi-urban centres, basic services, have mandis and retailing areas. Urban marketing centres: More specialized services, manufactured goods, spec…
What are periodic markets and why are they important?
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Periodic markets are found in rural areas where there are no regular markets. They are organized at different temporal intervals (weekly, biweekly) on specified dates and move from place to place. The…
Explain the different types of retail stores mentioned in the chapter.
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1) Consumer cooperatives - first large-scale retail innovation, 2) Departmental stores - delegate authority to department heads, 3) Chain stores - purchase economically, employ specialists, can experi…
What are the three ways to measure transport distance?
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1) Km distance - actual distance of route length, 2) Time distance - time taken to travel on a particular route, 3) Cost distance - expense of travelling on a route. Time or cost distance is the deter…
Define nodes, links, and networks in transport systems.
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Node: Meeting point of two or more routes, point of origin/destination, or sizeable town along a route. Link: Every road that joins two nodes. Network: System formed by connecting different places thr…
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