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Explain the DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY INDUSTRY

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EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY INDUSTRY

Primary industry
Concerned with extraction and exploitation of natural resources.
Secondary industry
Also called manufacturing industry concerned with conversion of raw materials into finished goods.
Tertiary industry
Also called service industry. These industries offer services such as banking, administration, banking.

State Factors influencing location and development of industries.

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Factors influencing location and development of industries.

Raw materials
Source of power
Capital
Human resource
Infrastructure
Market
Government policies
Water availability
Availability of land.

FACTORS INFLUENCING LOCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIES.

What is an industry?

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WHAT IS AN INDUSTRY?

A set of productive activities that enables or leads to production of goods and services.

Briefly explain three ways of controlling pests.

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Briefly explain three ways of controlling pests.

Weeding regularly
Crop rotation
Use of chemicals

What is a pest?

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What is a pest?

A pest is any organism that can damage crops, injure or irritate livestock or humans.

What is a pest?

What are the Impacts of environmental hazards?

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Impacts of environmental hazards

Floods
- Loss of human lives
- Destruction of properties and infrastructure
- Soil erosion – Poor crop yields
- Spread of pests and diseases.
Earthquakes
- Destruction of properties & infrastructure
- Loss of human lives
- Cause flooding and Tsunamis
- Fire outbreaks

IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS

STATE THE Three types of pollution

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Three types of pollution

Soil
Water
Air
Sound / Noise
Land
Radiation

STATE THE THREE TYPES OF POLLUTION

What is The importance of environmental conservation and management?

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WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT?

Protection of endangered species
Economic value
Food supply
Aesthetic value
Protection of water catchment areas
To reduce pollution
Proper utilization of resources.

Define the term environment

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Define the term environment

This refers to all external conditions that surround human beings including atmosphere, water, vegetation, soils and animals.

Define the term environment

Name three cocoa growing countries in Africa.

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Name three cocoa growing countries in Africa.

Ghana
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Liberia

State Four challenges farmers face in cash crop production.

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Four challenges farmers face in cash crop production.

Fluctuating markets
Infrastructure
Lack of capital
Climatic changes

What are the Merits of using comparative line graph?

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Merits of using comparative line graph.

Easy to trace the trend of each variable
Easy comparison between variables can be made
The graph is easy to read and interpret.
Gives a clear visual impression.

Merits of using comparative line graph.

Highlight three types of industries.

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Highlight three types of industries.

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary

HIGHLIGHT THREE TYPES OF INDUSTRIES.

What are the Difference of renewable and non-renewable sources of energy?

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Difference of renewable and non-renewable sources of energy.

Renewable sources
are those that are continuously replaced or regenerated e.g. solar, H.E.P, Wind, Tidal, Wave Biomass, wood and charcoal.
Non renewable sources
are those that are finite or cannot be regenerated. They are exhaustible e.g petroleum (fossil fuel), natural gas and coal and uranium.

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCE OF RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY?

What is eco- tourism?

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What is eco- tourism?

This refers to tourism which involves the environmental conservation – This is sustainable tourism.

WHAT IS ECO- TOURISM?

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