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What is Industry?
The Production of an economic good
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Define Primary Industry and give an example
Industries that is concerned with obtaining or providing natural raw materials for conversion into commodities and products for the consumer, such as mining and farming.
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Define Secondary Industry and give an example
Industries that converts the raw materials provided by primary industry into commodities and products for the consumer: manufacturing industry, such as computer manufacturing or furniture making
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Define Tertiary Industry and give an example
Industries that are part of a country's economy concerned with the provision of services, such as education or health.
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What percentage are employed in each sector in Nepal?
Primary: 81%, Secondary: 3%, Tertiary: 16%
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What percentage are employed in each sector in Brazil?
Primary: 23%, Secondary: 24%, Tertiary: 53%
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What percentage are employed in each sector in USA?
Primary: 2%, Secondary: 23%, Tertiary: 75%
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Describe the Industrial System
Input ( raw materials ) -> Processing stage (Building/assembling) -> Output (The finished product)
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Define Globalisation
The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.
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What are some advantages of being Footloose?
Land on the edge of cities is often cheaper, Surrounded by greenbelts/rural land use, More land available, Easy accessibility, Proximity to workers in the suburbs
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What are some advantages of being Footloose?
Workers wanting to live near their place of work increases the demand for housing and puts pressure on green belt land, Demand for land hikes up the house and land values.
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Define Footloose
An industry which, as it is not tied to raw materials, has a free choice of location.
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What are some advantages of TNCs
Brings work to a country and uses local labour, Local workforce receives a guaranteed, Improves the level of education and technical skills of the people
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What are some disadvantages of TNCs
Local labour force usually poorly paid, Very few local skilled workers employed, Minerals are usually exported rather than manufactured and energy costs may lead to a national debt.
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Define Primary Industry and give an example

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Industries that is concerned with obtaining or providing natural raw materials for conversion into commodities and products for the consumer, such as mining and farming.

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Define Secondary Industry and give an example

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Define Tertiary Industry and give an example

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What percentage are employed in each sector in Nepal?

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