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Different occupations are practised in different countries of the world through which economic transactions occur within country and various countries which decide the country’s production of various goods and their annual income.

• Milk obtained from nature is processed and made into different products which involves high cost.
• These products are more durable.
• Their quality too is enhanced.
• Therefore their price is also higher.

i. primary

ii. more durable

iii. secondary

iv. tertiary

v. tertiary

vi. developing

vii. primary

Developing countries.

i. Quaternary occupations.

ii. Developed countries.

All occupations in which naturally – occurring resources such as land, water, vegetation and mineral substances are directly used by man to fulfil his requirements are called primary occupations.

(i) Occupation is a job, a person’s role in society wherein a regular activity is carried out for income.

(ii) Certain occupations bring greater economic benefits to the society and the nation at large while certain occupations bring relatively less economic benefits.

(iii) Similarly some occupations require higher level of knowledge and skill while some can be carried out with little or no skill or expertise. Person’s income is proportionate to the economic benefit his occupation brings with it and the land of his knowledge and skill. So the type of occupation determines a person’s income.

• Different occupations are practised in different countries of the world.
• Through these occupations, economic transactions occur within a country and between various countries.
• These transactions decide the country’s production of various goods and their national income.
• This, in turn, is used to decide the extent of a country’s development.

1 – d 

2 – a 

3 – b 

4 – c 

5 – f

The occupation in which naturally available resources are not used directly, instead these are refined and converted into more useful and valuable products is called secondary occupation.

Making steel from iron ore, flour from wheat, cotton textiles from cotton, sugar from sugarcane, furniture and paper from wood are some major examples of secondary occupations. 

(i) Countries which are developing have low income as they are in a state of development and their main source of income comes from production carried out in primary sector.

(ii) Developed countries are rich with high income and so they practice tertiary occupation. They have enough money to invest in business which creates tertiary occupations which requires huge investment.

The economic activities performed by man for his livelihood are occupation.

Correct Answer is: (c) Banker

Correct Answer is: (d) five

Human occupations are mainly divided into the following five categories. This classification has been made on the basis of increasing distance from natural resources.

1. Primary Occupations: Hunting, gathering forest produce, agriculture, animal husbandry, fishing, mining, etc.

2. Secondary Occupations: Manufacturing, production, energy-production, processing, etc.

3. Tertiary Occupations: Transportation, trade, communication, administration, entertainment, banking, insurance, tourism etc.

4. Quaternary Occupations: Information, research, management, education, health, security, etc.

5. Pentanary: Executives, decision maker, research, legal and technical advisors.

i. Tertiary occupations.

ii. Tertiary occupations or service occupations

Sugar manufacturing is an occupation which is practiced on a large scale.

In ancient age, a stability and permanence emerged in human life with a remarkable development in economic activities like agriculture and animal husbandary. With basic increase in his wisdom, his daily needs also increased, but due to stability in life he began to fulfil his basic need of food easily. And then man started thinking about other things also.

In this way, he discovered metals like iron, copper and bronze and started making metallic weapons. He began to plough his fields with the help of bullocks and so the process of agriculture became rapid. The barter system of exchange of the various products also started in this age. City civilisation and building construction also developed. Along with agriculture, cottage industries also developed during this period.

Development of human occupations is divided into following four time zones: 

1. Pre – historic age 

2. Ancient age 

3. Medieval age 

4. Modern age.

i. Primary occupations.

ii. Secondary occupations.

The physical and cultural environment is different in different regions, so human economic activities are also different.

(d) Mediterranean Region

In ancient time due to expansion of education, trade and culture, cities developed.

Primary economic activities provide us food, cloth and raw material for industries, so they are most important.

(d) Communication

(d) Quaternary occupation

Hunting, gathering forest produce (like – wood, honey, herbs, etc.), rearing of cattle, fishing, agriculture and mining are primary activities. All primary activities are directly related to land and other natural gifts for humans which depend over climate and environment, so primary activities depend over environmental circumstances.

Primitive human society was completely dependent on wild animals because at this time level of human development and technology was very low. Due to less knowledge and without development of agriculture main food of human were related to wild animals, roots and fruits. Human kept animals as pets for his security. Man also used animals for transportation, his weapons were also made by animals bones. So, it is said that primitive human society was completely dependent on wild animals.

In primitive age, man survived by hunting wild animals and by using forest produce. During this period, man was a wanderer and he roamed in the forests in search of food which was always uncertain. His daily needs were nothing but food. In that age, he was nothing but a wild creature. The sheltering places for him were only in the trees or in the caves. In cold regions, he managed his life by hunting wild animals. In temperate regions, besides hunting, he survived by eating roots and other vegetation. He lived mostly near water sources so that he might get water to quench his thirst.