Tertiary and Quaternary Activities Important Short and Long Questions Class 12 Geography Chapter-6 Book-Fundamentals of Human Geography

 

Question – What is meant by tertiary activity?

Answer -

• Tertiary activities are related to the service sector

• Tertiary activities are performed by skilled workers, professionally trained experts and consultants.

• Tertiary activities   include both production and exchange

1.Production - Production consists of the availability of services  which are consumed

2. Exchange - Exchange includes trade, communication, transportation etc. 

• Therefore, tertiary activities involve commercial production of services rather than the production of tangible goods

Question:  Tell the types of tertiary activities?

Answer -

• Trade and Commerce

• transportation

• Communications

• Services

Question -  What is transportation? Tell its features?

Answer -

• Transport is a service or facility that  carries people, goods and property from one place to another

• Transport as a service provides employment to people like  drivers, conductors, loaders, unloaders, ticket collectors etc. 

• In this way, a large number of people are engaged in all types of transport services. 

• Tourism has increased due to transportation 

• Industrial activities have increased due to easy transportation

Question -  How do trade and commerce give rise to services? Give a brief description?

Answer -

• Buying and selling of goods takes place in trade 

• The aim of all services of retail and wholesale trade is to earn profit 

• All this work takes place in towns and cities  which are called business centres

Question –  What is the difference between rural and urban marketing centre?

Answer -

1. Rural Marketing Centre 

• Rural marketing nurtures nearby settlements 

• These centres provide the services of local storage and distribution centres

• Personal and business services are not well developed here 

• Goods and services which are in high demand for rural people are available here 

Urban Marketing Center -

• These centres provide special urban services

• These centres provide local services as well as specialized goods and services 

• These centres also provide manufactured goods 

• These centres also provide professional services such as teachers, lawyers, counsellors and doctors 

Question –  What is meant by wholesale trade and retail trade?

1. Wholesale trade 

• The wholesale market is constituted by a number of middlemen merchants

• These middlemen buy directly from the big manufacturers 

• And then sell it to majority of retailers

• These wholesalers lend money to retailers 

• Even retailers mostly depend on wholesalers. 

• They run their operations on capital only

2. Retail Trade

• Retailers sell goods directly to consumers

• Hawkers, Rehri, Truck, Door to Door, Mail Order etc

Question-  What is meant by tourism service?

Or 

Describe the main factors affecting tourism?

Or 

Explain the role of tourism in tertiary activities and explain the factors affecting tourism?

Answer-

• Tourism is a journey  undertaken more for pleasure than for business.

• In tourism, people go to other places temporarily away from their residence and workplace for a short period of time and  enjoy entertainment.

• Tourism is one of the major tertiary activities in the world. Under this, local people are employed to provide services like accommodation, food, transport, entertainment and shopping to tourists, which provides employment opportunities on a large scale. 

Factors affecting tourism -

• Demand- In the last few years, due to improvement in the standard of living and increased leisure time, the demand for tourism has increased a lot.  Now people go on holidays more for relaxation. 

• Transportation - with the improvement in transportation facilities, tourist areas have started to develop. Better road systems have made travel by car easier.  In recent years, the expansion of air transport has also led to growth in tourism.

factors that attract tourism 

 1. Climate 

• Most people in cold regions expect warm and sunny weather 

• This is one of the main reasons for the importance of tourism in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean region

2. Landscape

• Many people take tourism to see the fascinating landscape 

• These people attract tourists to places like mountains, lakes, scenic beaches etc. 

4.History and Art 

• The history and art of a region add potential attraction. People visit ancient and beautiful cities, archaeological sites, 

• Enjoy visiting old forts, temples, palaces and churches

5.Culture and economy

• Tourism attracts those who like ethnic and local customs 

• If a state fulfills the needs of tourists at a cheaper price 

• So it becomes very popular. Staying at home has emerged as a profitable business. 

• Like Heritage Homes in Goa and Medicare and Coorg in Karnataka

Question-  What is medical tourism? What are the reasons for its rapid growth in developing countries?

Answer -

• When medical treatment is combined with international tourism activity it is called medical tourism

• India has emerged as a leading country in medical tourism in the world. People from different countries come here for treatment.

• Developing countries like India, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore are rapidly emerging in the field of medical tourism 

• The main reason for this is that these countries have cheaper medical facilities than developed countries. 

Question-  What is meant by transportation?

Answer -

• Transportation is the service or facility for carrying people and goods from one place to another 

• In which humans, animals and different types of vehicles are used.

• Modes of transport 

• land, water, air, pipeline  

Question-  What is transportation network?

Answer -

• The pattern that is formed when several places  are connected to each other by a series of routes is called a transportation network.

Question-  What is meant by quaternary service?

Or 

Why are quaternary services called knowledge oriented sectors?

Answer -

• Under quaternary services, specialized knowledge of the employees is utilized 

• In other words it is also called knowledge oriented sector 

• There has been a large substitution of services from the primary and secondary sectors to the quaternary sector

• Growth in services is a sign of the development of the economy 

• The same type of job can be either tertiary or quaternary,  for example, a teacher is in the tertiary category 

• But if a teacher gets involved in a new teaching method and makes some kind of invention,  then he gets included in the quartile.

Question-  Explain the meaning of digital division?

Answer -

• The opportunities that come from ICT-based growth are distributed more unevenly across the world 

• Developed countries have moved ahead in this direction while developing countries have lagged behind. This is called digital divide.

Question-  Explain the meaning of digital division?

• The opportunities that come from ICT-based growth are distributed more unevenly across the world 

• Developed countries have moved ahead in this direction while developing countries have lagged behind. This is called digital divide.

The digital divide within the country

• The digital divide is visible even within countries 

• For example, there are wide differences in the development of this technology in different parts of India and Russia. 

• Information and communication technology facilities   are available  in big cities and metropolises of the country,  whereas in rural and remote areas 

• These features are not available