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Economic
Geography:
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This is the study of distribution of various resources and activities.
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This is related to all the activities related to the production,
Consumption and Distribution of various goods.
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The goods may be from the range of production of food grains to the
industrial products.
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The economic activities are divided into
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Primary
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Secondary
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Tertiary
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Quaternary
Primary activities
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Primary activities are concerned with obtaining the products directly
from the nature.
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They are hunting animals, production of fruits, fishing etc.
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The People who are involved in these primary activities are called
Red-collar workers.
Secondary activities
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These are related to the value addition to the products of primary
activities.
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The people who are involved in these activities are called Blue-collar
workers.
Tertiary activities
- More than production this is related to the services.
- These people focus more on providing services.
- The people involved in these activities are called pink-collar workers.
Quaternary activities
These people focus
more on administrative services.
They are called
white-collar workers.
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What is a resource?
These are the
substances that are useful for the human beings are called resources.
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There are various types of resources.
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Biotic :
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These are the substances that are derived from the living beings.
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Animals, fish are the examples.
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A biotic
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These are obtained from the non living things.
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Land, water etc are the examples.
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Renewable
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These are the resources that can be created regulary.
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Sun and the Wind are the examples.
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Non-Renewable
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The resources that cannot be created once they are used are the non renewable
resources.
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Coal, Petroleum etc are the examples.
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