Question

Differentiate between

Secondary and Tertiary activities

Answer 1

Sr. No.	Secondary activities	Tertiary activities
1.	Secondary activities are mainly dependent on products obtained from primary activities.	Tertiary activities are mostly in the form of paid services.
2.	Manufacturing and processing are secondary activities.	Buying and selling of goods, means of transportation and communication, loading and unloading of goods, credit facilities, marketing, import and export and other services like knife grinders, vegetable sellers, shopkeepers, passenger’s carriers, postal services, etc. are tertiary activities.
3.	A secondary activity can occur away from the settlements.	The tertiary activity like market is always found near the settlements.