GEOGRAPHY NOTES FOR FORM TWO

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Classification of Human Activities

Human activities may be classified into four types namely:

1. Primary activities
2. Secondary activities
3. Tertiary activities
4. Quaternary activities

1. PRIMARY ACTIVITIES

Primary activities involve exploitation of nature in the production of materials. Production in this kind of activities largely depends on the earth’s natural resources. Examples of primary activities include:
• Farming (Agriculture)
• Mining and Quarrying
• Fishing
• Forestry (Lumbering)
• Hunting, gathering and livestock keeping

2. SECONDARY ACTIVITIES

These are human activities that involve a process of manufacturing raw materials into useful products. Secondary activities are of great importance as they lead to fast economic development since they produce products that have immediate demands in the society. They also accelerate development of primary activities by providing a market for raw materials produced through lumbering, agriculture and mining.

3.TERTIARY ACTIVITIES

These are the activities that involve the provision of services that are needed in the society. Examples of tertiary activities include:
1. Trade (restaurants, hotels, lodges, supermarkets)
2. Schools (Teachers)
3. Hospitals (Doctors)
4. Transportation (Driving) Others include plumbing, mechanics, entertainment, water supply, waste management, advertising, legal services, in court clerical services or religious services.

4. QUATERNARY ACTIVITIES

These are activities that involve provision of intellectual services and information. These activities were formally included in the tertiary activities.

Quaternary activities include high-tech industries with information technology, scientific research, consultancies and library services. Computer based activities like making software are part and parcel of quaternary activities. In general quaternary activities are considered to be new and started in the last decade.

5. QUINARY ACTIVITIES

These are activities that are done by top executives or officials in fields such as governments. They involve the highest level of planning and decision making in the society or economy. Quaternary and quinary activities e.g. research and information are important in the development of farming, mining, tourism and trade.

IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES.

(1) They provide employment to the people.

(2) They can facilitate rapid improvement in technology.

(3) They facilitate the improvement of transport and communication in a particular area.

(4) They promote the living standards and responsibility of the people. The living standard promoted through income generation as some people are employed in various human activities like Agriculture, trade e.t c.

(5) It has contributed to the generation of Government income (Government revenue).

(6) They act as the source of foreign money exchange.