Question

Distinguish between the Following
1) Primary activities and tertiary activities
2) Subsistence farming and intensive farming​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Primary activities include all those connected with extraction and production of natural resources . Agriculture , fishing, and gathering are good examples.

2.Teritary activities provide support to the primaru and secondary sectors through services . transport , trade , banking , insurance and advertising are examples of tertiary activities.

Answer 2

Answer:

1.primary activities:-

(i) activities concerned with extraction and production of natural resources.

(ii) it helps in providing more employment opportunities.

(iii) Example :- agriculture, fishing, mining e.t.c

teritary activities:-

(i) activities concerned with providing support services to primary and secondary activities

(ii) it's facilitates smooth flow of goods and services in the economy.

(iii) Example:- transport, banking, insurance e.t.c

2. subsistence farming:-

(i) This type of farming is practised to meet the needs of the farmer's family.

(ii) Traditionally,low level of technology and house hold labour are used to produce on small output.

intensive farming:-

(i) In intensive subsistence agriculture the farmer cultivates a plot of land using simple tools and more labour.

(ii) intensive subsistence agriculture is prevalent in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon regions of South, southeast and east asia.