Question

Given below is the data about the continent wise employment engaged in primary economic activities in the year 2018. Draw a suitable diagram to represent the data and answer the questions that follow:

Continent	% of population engaged in primary economic activities
Europe	7.91
Asia	24.49
North America	14.93
South America	14.94
Africa	47.28
Australia	27.79

1. In which continents is less than 10% of the population engaged in agriculture?
2. In which continent is more than 40% population engaged in agriculture?
3. Looking at the given data, can you arrange these continents in an ascending order on the basis of level of economic development?

Answer 1

1. In Europe, less than 10% of the population is engaged in agriculture.
2. In Africa, more than 40% of the population is engaged in agriculture.
3. Ascending order is as follows:
   

   Continent	% of population engaged in primary economic activities
   Africa	47.28
   Australia	27.79
   Asia	24.49
   South America	14.94
   North America	14.93
   Europe	7.91

   Africa, Australia, Asia, South America, North America, and Europe.