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| In order to fulfill different needs humans are engaged
in a variety of activities like Fishery, lumbering,
agriculture, animal husbandry, mining, bank
manager, transport services etc.
| Every activities are different from one another. These
activities are called human occupations.
  



?uman occupations are
classified on the basis of
these differences.let us try
to know more about
human occupations and
their types: 
1. Primary occupations,
2. Secondary occupations
and
3. Tertiary occupations.
 


jirectly related with
nature. Man just collects
and uses the things are
available in nature. Such
occupation are called
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For e.g. lumbering,
fishery, agriculture,
mining, animal
husbandry etc.
 





Following are the characteristics of primary
occupations.
| These occupations totally depend on nature.

| A lot of manpower is required.

| jepending on the availability of natural

resources, different primary occupations are
carried out in different areas.
| Compared to the labour inputs, the returns are
quite low.



Through primary
occupations we get different
types of things.Occupations
that involve manufacturing
of finished products from
raw material are called
&("!%) !""#$!%& for
e.g. obtaining cloth from
cotton or sugar from
sugarcane.
 





Following are the characteristics of secondary
occupations.
| The items manufactured in these occupations
have better utility and greater value.
| From perishable materials, long lasting items
can be obtained.
| Machinery is used on a large scale.

| Mass production of items becomes possible.

 


| Some occupations are
supportive to the primary
and secondary occupations
| All the services and also
activities like sharpening
weapons. giving tin wash
and many others support
primary and secondary
occupations. All such
supportive occupations like
transportation, banking are
called $($ !""#$!%&'
 





The following are the characteristics of tertiary
occupations.
| These occupations do not produce any item.

| These occupations provide services, one has to pay

the cost.
| Apart form these, certain services need special skills.
Such services are included in quaternary occupations
e.g. doctors, lawyers, teachers etc.





The classification of
occupations helps the
following.
| To ascertain the level of
economic development
of a region.
| To make proper
planning of the human
resources for the
development.
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Complete the sentences using proper options.
1. Occupations like agriculture, mining,
fisheries are called primary occupations.
2. The industry producing sugar from sugarcane
is a secondary occupation.
3. Transport and communication are teriary
Occupations.