📘 Class 6 SST — Chapter 14 — Economic Activities Around Us 💼
🌟 1. What are Economic Activities?
👉 Economic activities are all the activities that people do to earn money or fulfill their needs.
📌 Simple meaning:
Anything we do to produce, buy, sell, or provide services = Economic Activity
🧠 Easy Trick to Remember:
👉 E = Earn → Economic = earning-related work
🔍 Examples:
Farmer growing crops 🌾
Teacher teaching students 📚
Shopkeeper selling goods 🛒
Doctor treating patients 🏥
🌍 2. Types of Economic Activities
Economic activities are divided into 3 main sectors:
🌱 (A) Primary Activities
👉 These involve using natural resources directly.
📌 Examples:
Farming 🌾
Fishing 🐟
Mining ⛏️
Forestry 🌳
🧠 Trick:
👉 Primary = Nature work
🏭 (B) Secondary Activities
👉 These involve processing raw materials into finished goods.
📌 Examples:
Making cloth from cotton 👕
Turning iron into tools 🔧
Food processing 🍞
🧠 Trick:
👉 Secondary = Making things
🛍️ (C) Tertiary Activities
👉 These involve providing services.
📌 Examples:
Teaching 📚
Transport 🚚
Banking 💳
Healthcare 🏥
🧠 Trick:
👉 Tertiary = Service sector
🏘️ 3. Economic Activities in Rural Areas
👉 In villages, people mostly depend on nature.
📌 Main activities:
Agriculture 🌾
Animal rearing 🐄
Fishing 🐟
Handicrafts 🎨
📌 Features:
Less technology
Depends on rainfall ☔
Mostly primary activities
🏙️ 4. Economic Activities in Urban Areas
👉 In cities, people do varied and advanced work.
📌 Main activities:
Office jobs 💼
Factories 🏭
Shops and malls 🛍️
IT and services 💻
📌 Features:
More technology
More job options
Mostly secondary & tertiary activities
⚖️ 5. Difference Between Rural & Urban Activities
| Rural Area 🌾 | Urban Area 🏙️ |
|---|---|
| Agriculture based | Industry & services |
| Less technology | More technology |
| Depends on nature | Less dependent on nature |
| Fewer job options | Many job options |
💡 6. Why Economic Activities are Important?
👉 They help in:
Earning money 💰
Fulfilling needs 🏠
Development of country 🌍
Providing employment 👨👩👧👦
🧠 Super Easy Revision Tricks
✨ 3 Types Formula:
👉 P → S → T
Primary → Secondary → Tertiary
✨ Memory Line:
👉 “Nature → Making → Service”
📌 Final Summary
Economic activities = Work done to earn money
3 types:
Primary (Nature) 🌱
Secondary (Manufacturing) 🏭
Tertiary (Services) 🛍️
Rural = Agriculture based 🌾
Urban = Industry & Services 🏙️