Category 20 · Geography
Economic Activities and Industrial Location
8 micro topics in Geography for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Primary Activities – Gathering, Pastoralism and Livestock Rearing; Types of Agriculture; and 6 more.
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20.1
Primary Activities – Gathering, Pastoralism and Livestock Rearing
Primary activities depend directly on the environment: hunting, gathering, pastoralism, fishing, forestry, agriculture, mining and quarrying. Gathering is the oldest, practised by small societies in harsh climates. Pastoralism is of two kinds: nomadic herding, which follows…
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20.2
Types of Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of crops and rearing of animals, and its types differ with climate, relief, soil, technology and market. Subsistence agriculture, which includes shifting cultivation and intensive farming, feeds the farmer's family. Commercial agriculture,…
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20.3
Mining and Quarrying
Mining is the extraction of minerals from the earth, and quarrying is the extraction of stone, sand and other building materials. The choice of method depends on the depth and form of the deposit: open-cast or…
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20.4
Secondary Activities and Classification of Industries
Secondary activities change raw materials into finished goods of higher value through manufacturing, processing and construction. Industries are classified by size into cottage, small-scale and large-scale, by raw material into agro-based, mineral-based, forest-based and animal-based, by…
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20.5
Tertiary, Quaternary and Quinary Activities
Tertiary activities provide services such as trade, transport, communication, banking, education, health and tourism. Quaternary activities are knowledge-based services of research, information technology and consulting, and quinary activities are the highest-level decisions of top executives, policymakers…
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Factors Influencing Industrial Location
Industries are located where the total cost of production is lowest or the profit highest. The main factors are access to the market, raw materials, power, labour, transport, capital, government policy and the benefits of agglomeration.…
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20.7
Iron and Steel Industry – Process and Location Factors
The iron and steel industry is the basic industry on which machinery, transport and construction depend. In the traditional route, iron ore, coking coal and limestone are heated in a blast furnace to make pig iron,…
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Distribution of the Iron and Steel Industry
The iron and steel industry was first concentrated in the coalfields of Europe and North America and has since moved to coastal and market locations and to Asia. China now produces more than half the world's…
Frequently asked questions
Which topics are in Economic Activities and Industrial Location?
Economic Activities and Industrial Location has 8 micro topics in Geography: Primary Activities – Gathering, Pastoralism and Livestock Rearing; Types of Agriculture; Mining and Quarrying; Secondary Activities and Classification of Industries; Tertiary, Quaternary and Quinary Activities; Factors Influencing Industrial Location; Iron and Steel Industry – Process and Location Factors; Distribution of the Iron and Steel Industry.
Is Economic Activities and Industrial Location important for UPSC Prelims?
Economic Activities and Industrial Location is a part of the UPSC Prelims Geography syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 8 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.