Class 6/ Geography/ 10. Human Occupations : Exercises

Class 6 : Geography
10. HUMAN OCCUPATIONS
Exercises page no. 65

A. Select the correct option:

1. Serving as a .......... is a tertiary type of occupation.
a. Bus conductor
b. Veterinary doctor
c. Brick kiln worker
Ans: Bus conductor

2. In the tropical areas, we mainly see ..................... occupations.
a. Primary      b. Secondary         c. Tertiary
Ans: a. primary

3. Amol's Granny sells papads and pickles. Which type of occupation is it?
a. Primary      b. Secondary         c. Tertiary
Ans.: b. Secondary

B. Give reasons:
1. The type of occupation determines a person's income.
Ans: 1. Fewer skills are required to perform peimary occupations such as animal husbandry, lumbering etc.Therefore, people engaged in these occupations get comparatively less income.
2. On the other hand, greater skills are required to perform quaternary occupations such as designing buildings, treating patients, teaching etc. Therefore,people engaged in these occupations get comparatively high income. In this way ,the type of occupations determines a person's income.

2. Primary occupations are associated with developing countries while tertiary, with developed countries.
Ans: 1. Primary occupations require comparatively lesser amount of skills and capital investment. On the other hand, tertiary occupations require comparatively more amount of skills and capital investment.
2. In developing countries, the capital formation rate is comparatively high. On the other hand, in developed countries, the capital formation rate is comparatively high.Therefore primary occupations are associated with developing countries while tertiary, with develpoed countries.

3. Quaternary occupations are not commonly seen.
Ans.: 1. Quaternary services are not of an ordinary nature.
2. These services are rendered oy by those people who have some special skills, expertise.  Therefore quaternary services are not commonly seen.

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