Chapters
Chapter 2: Population : Part - 2
Chapter 3: Human Settlements and Land Use
Chapter 4: Primary Economic Activities
Chapter 5: Secondary Economic Activities
Chapter 6: Tertiary Economic Activities
Chapter 7: Region and Regional Development
Chapter 8: Geography : Nature and Scope

Chapter 5: Secondary Economic Activities
Balbharati solutions for Geography 12th Standard HSC Maharashtra State Board Chapter 5 Secondary Economic Activities Exercise [Page 54]
Complete the chain:
А |
B |
С |
1) Small- scale industries |
(1) Manual manufacturing |
(1) Ceramics |
2) Cottage industries |
(2) Skilled crafts person |
(2) Tata Iron and Steel company |
3) Consumer goods |
(3) Individual |
(3) Potters |
4) Private |
(4) Ready for direct consumption |
(4) Pharmaceutical |
Identify the correct correlation:
A: Assertion; R: Reasoning
A: The humid climate of Mumbai offered great scope for the development of cotton textile industries.
R: Industries require ample amount of water.
Only A is correct
Only R is correct
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
Identify the correct correlation:
A: Assertion; R: Reasoning
A: In India, industries are found concentrated in few areas are available.
R: India is predominantly agrarian country.
Only A is correct
Only R is correct
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
Give geographical reasons:
Distribution of industries is uneven.
Give geographical reasons:
Iron and steel industries are found in mineral rich area of Dhanbad.
Give geographical reasons:
Fruit-processing industries are found in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of Konkan region.
Give geographical reasons:
What are the major factors which have hindered the growth of industries in South America?
Give geographical reasons:
What factors are responsible for non-development of industries in Central Australia?
Short notes:
Footloose industries.
Short notes:
Public sector industries.
Short notes:
Economics of scale.
Short notes:
Role of transportation in industries.
Differentiate between:
Weight-losing and Weight-gaining industries.
Differentiate between:
Primary and Secondary Activities.
Differentiate between:
Basic Industries and Consumer Industries.
Answer the following:
Explain the physical factors affecting location of industries.
Answer the following:
Explain the factors affecting location of sugar industries.
Show the following on a map of the world with suitable index:
- Ruhr industrial region
- An industrial region in Japan
- An industrial region in South Africa
- An industrial region in Australia
- Industrial region near Great Lakes
Chapter 5: Secondary Economic Activities

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