6. SECONDARY ACTIVITIES.

CHAPTER NO. 06

SECONDARY ACTIVITIES

Class 12 Geography Book -01
Fundamentals of Human Geography

Very Short Answer type questions. (important Questions)

Q1. What is foot loose industry?
Ans. The term refers to the industries which are not wedded to any particular raw material.

Q2. Which place is known as “Rust bowl of USA”?
Ans. Pittsburgh.

Q3. Define basic industry.
Ans. The industries which produce raw material to be used in other industry for making more valuable products.

Q4. Define the term agro-based industry with example?
Ans. These industries which utilise the agricultural products such as cotton.
Example:-Sugar industry, cotton textile industries.

Q5. What is cottage industry?
Ans. It is the smallest manufacturing unit in which the craftsman or artisans use local raw material & simple hand tools to produce everyday goods in their home with the help of their family members or part time labours.

Q6. Who is white collar job workers?
Ans. Professional workers were known as white collar workers. For example: Administrative.

Q7. Where is Silicon Valley situated?
Ans. California in the western part of USA.

Q8. Why iron steel industry is called heavy industry?
Ans. Because large quantities of heavy raw material are used in it and its products are too heavy.

Q9. Name the three groups of industries of world. Classify on the basis of their size.
Ans.1. Large Scale industry,
2. Small Scale industry,
3. Cottage industry,

Q10. Write any two industries based on forest?
Ans. Paper, Timber& medicine.

Q11. Which type of industries produce raw material for the other industries?
Ans. Basic industries, example: - iron & steel.

Q12. Give any two examples of high tech industries.
Ans. Computer & Chemical.

Q13. Write a most important industrial area of Germany?
Ans. Ruhr Region (Coal field)

Q14. Name the countries that have developed labour – intensive small scale manufacturing in order to provide employment to their population?
Ans. India, China, Indonesia, Brazil.

Q15. Define Agri-business?
Ans. Agri-business is a commercial farming on an industrial scale often financed by business whose main interests lie outside agriculture. Example- Tea Plantation.

Q16.What is techno-poles?
Ans. High tech industries which are regionally concentrated, self –sustained and highly specialized are called techno poles. E.g. Silicon Valley.

Q17.What is Retail Trading?
Ans. This is the business activity concerned with the sale of goods directly to the consumers.

Q18. In which countries the call centres are available?
Ans. The call centres are available in India, China, Eastern Europe, Israel, Philippines and Costa Rica.

Q19.In which country is the Great lakes industrial Region located?
Ans. U.S.A.

Q20.What is the cost of natural resources increased by that activity?
Ans. Secondary activities.

Q21. Name the names of two industries based on animal farming?
Ans. 1. Leather, 2. Woollen garments.

Q22. Name the smallest unit of construction/ manufacturing industry?
Ans. Cottage industries.

Q23. Can you name any two non-metallic industries?
Ans. 1.Cement industry,
2. Chinese pottery.

Q24. Name the two industries that require a broader market?
Ans.1. Aircraft manufacturing,
2. Arms manufacturing industry.

Q25. Which is the industry of the plastic industry?
Ans. Petrochemical industry.

Q26. Why are high - tech industries are located in the periphery of metropolitan area?
Ans.1. Pleasant environment,
2. Labour Supply from nearby,
3. Cheaper land values,

Q27. What are the three sub-sectors of cotton-textile industry?
Ans.1. Handloom.
2. Power loom.
3. Mills.

Q28. State the distribution of iron ore in the world?
Ans.Pittsburgh, Shicago (USA ), Barminghum (Great Britain), Germany, France, Ukraine.

BOOK-01: Fundamentals of Human Geography

Chapter 1. Human Geography Nature and Scope.

Chapter 2. The World Population (Distribution, Density and Growth).

Chapter 3. Population Composition.

Chapter 4. Human Development.

Chapter 5. Primary Activities.

Chapter 6. Secondary Activities.

Chapter 7. Tertiary and Quaternary Activities.

Chapter 8. Transport and Communication.

Chapter 9. International Trade.

Chapter 10. Human Settlements.

BOOK- 02: India People and Economy