Economic Activities Around Us · Class 6 Social Science
Practise 6 short and long answer questions on Economic Activities Around Us from Economic Activities Around Us. Try writing your own answer first, then tap the question to compare it with the model answer and read the explanation behind it.
Economic activities are activities that create monetary value.
The chapter defines them in its introduction.
The three sectors are the primary sector, the secondary sector and the tertiary sector.
These are the three sectors identified in the chapter.
The primary sector involves obtaining or producing resources from nature, while the secondary sector processes materials to make goods. The chapter asks students to distinguish the two sectors and provide examples from its discussion.
This reflects the chapter’s sector classification.
The chapter explains that primary, secondary and tertiary activities depend on one another. Resources from one activity can become inputs for another, while services help activities operate and reach users. The chapter asks students to illustrate such links with examples.
Interdependence is stated in the chapter’s recap and review questions.
The chapter asks how the secondary sector depends on the tertiary sector and invites examples. Manufacturing and processing activities need services to support their operation and distribution. This illustrates that the sectors are not isolated; an activity in one sector may rely on services provided by another.
The dependency and interconnection are the focus of the textbook question.
The chapter asks students to give an example of interdependence between primary, secondary and tertiary sectors and show it using a flow diagram. A primary activity supplies a resource; a secondary activity can process that resource into a product; and tertiary activities can support its transport, sale or other services. The example shows why the three sectors are connected rather than independent.
This follows the chapter’s request to show sector interdependence.