Primary Economic

Question 1

What is primary economic activity

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Answer 1

Those in which people get natural resources from the land or sea, e.g. farming.

Question 2

Examples of primary economic activities

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Answer 2

Mining

Farming

• Fishing

• Forestry

Question 3

What is farming

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Answer 3

Farming is the raising of livestock and the growing of crops.

Question 4

What is pastoral farming

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Answer 4

Pastoral faming is the farming of animals, e.g. dairy farming, raising beef cattle, and raising sheep.

Question 5

What is arable farming

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Answer 5

Arable farming is growing crops in fields, which have usually been ploughed before planting.

Question 6

What is mixed farming

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Answer 6

Mixed farming has elements of both pastoral and arable farming.

Question 7

What is forestry

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Answer 7

Forestry is the planting, management and maintenance of trees.