Primary Activities

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Primary activities are economic activities that are directly dependent on the environment and involve the utilisation of earth's resources such as land, water, vegetation, building materials and miner…

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People engaged in primary activities are called red-collar workers due to the outdoor nature of their work. They work directly with natural resources in open environments, exposed to sun and weather c…

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Gathering requires small capital investment, operates at very low technology level, has very low yield per person, produces little or no surplus, and is practiced in regions with harsh climatic condit…

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Gathering is practiced in: (i) High latitude zones including northern Canada, northern Eurasia and southern Chile; (ii) Low latitude zones such as the Amazon Basin, tropical Africa, northern fringe of…

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Chicle is the part of chewing gum that remains after the flavour is gone. It is made from the milky juice of the zapota tree, demonstrating how gatherers collect and process natural products for comme…

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Pastoral nomadism is a primitive subsistence activity where herders rely on animals for food, clothing, shelter, tools and transport. They move from place to place with livestock depending on pastures…

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Transhumance is the process of migration from plain areas to mountain pastures during summers and back to plains during winters. In the Himalayas, communities like Gujjars, Bakarwals, Gaddis and Bhoti…

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Nomadic herding is primitive, subsistence-based, involves movement with animals, uses traditional methods, and has low capital investment. Commercial livestock rearing is organized, capital-intensive,…