economic activity

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Created on: 06-01-23 10:38

Define primary industry, secondary industry, tertiary industries and know examples of
jobs for each category

Primary jobs involve getting raw materials from the natural environment. Secondary jobs involve making things. Tertiary jobs involve providing a service. Quaternary jobs involve research and development.

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Know what a quarry is and the Impacts of quarrying on people, the economy and the
environment.

A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, rip rap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. visual intrusion, damage to landscapes, traffic, smoke, noise, dust, damage to caves, loss of land, a

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Food Solutions - hydroponics and aeroponics – what are they and what are the
advantages and disadvantages of these

hydroponics - the process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients but without soil. aeroponics - a plant-cultivation technique in which the roots hang suspended in the air while nutrient solution is delivered to them in the form

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Food security – what is this? Where is this an issue? Why is it a problem?

food security - the state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.

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positives of TNC's

creation of jobs.
stable income and more reliable than farming.
improved education and skills.
investment in infrastructure, eg new roads – helps locals as well as the TNC.
help to exploit natural resources.
a better developed economic base for the countr

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Know what a quarry is and the Impacts of quarrying on people, the economy and the
environment.

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Food Solutions - hydroponics and aeroponics – what are they and what are the
advantages and disadvantages of these

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Food security – what is this? Where is this an issue? Why is it a problem?

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positives of TNC's

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