A local development officer is preparing information about businesses in her country. She has a word box to complete the following sentences about sectors o...
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A local development officer is preparing information about businesses in her country. She has a word box to complete the following sentences about sectors of industry.
Word box: primary secondary tertiary
(a) Complete the following sentence using one word from the box: A quarry extracting slate is in the __________ sector. [1]
(b) Complete the following sentence using one word from the box: A factory turning slate into roof tiles is in the __________ sector. [1]
(c) Define the tertiary sector, using the example of a delivery company. [2]
Answer Details
(a) A quarry extracting slate is in the primary sector [1], because it obtains a natural raw material from the land.
(b) A factory turning slate into roof tiles is in the secondary sector [1], because it manufactures a product from a raw material.
(c) The tertiary sector consists of businesses that provide services rather than extracting or making goods [1]. A delivery company is tertiary because it transports goods for customers [1].
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