Classify the following activities
Read the scenarios below and classify them into Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary sectors.
Scenario 1: The Furniture Maker
Activity: A carpenter buys wood from a depot and builds a chair.
- Answer: Secondary Sector.
- Reason: The carpenter is transforming raw material (wood) into a finished good (chair). This is manufacturing/processing.
Scenario 2: The Coal Miner
Activity: A worker digs underground to bring coal to the surface.
- Answer: Primary Sector.
- Reason: This involves the direct extraction of a natural resource (mineral) from the earth.
Scenario 3: The Software Engineer
Activity: A person writes code for a new mobile app.
- Answer: Tertiary Sector.
- Reason: This is a service. No physical good is being extracted or manufactured directly; intellectual skill is being provided to support other functions.
Scenario 4: The Baker
Activity: Baking a cake using flour, sugar, and eggs.
- Answer: Secondary Sector.
- Reason: The baker processes raw food ingredients (primary outputs) into a new product (cake).
Scenario 5: The Call Center Employee
Activity: Answering customer queries over the phone.
- Answer: Tertiary Sector.
- Reason: This is a communication service supporting business operations.
Visual Classification Exercise
Look at the supply chain of Tomato Ketchup and identify the sectors: