Production and analysis of information, research, development services, specialized knowledge based industries, high level political or administrative services etc.
5. Fifth activity:
Services of specialized experts in different fields, services of administrative decision makers, skilled advisors, services of new policy makers etc.
Primary activity:
Hunting and hoarding activity:
In the primitive age, all human beings on earth lived as hunters and collectors.
The primary activities were hunting of animals, collection of wild products, animal husbandry, fishing etc.
Humans lived in small groups and wandered in search of food.
Hunters hunted animals using tools made of stone.
They wore vulcanized clothing.
Animal Husbandry:
The work of animal husbandry remained important in the primary activity.
Animals were used for loading and farming.
Initially a temporary type of animal husbandry was practiced.
Pastoralists used to get milk, meat, wool and leather products from their animals.
Later commercial animal husbandry activity developed.
Farming:
Agriculture in the world began about 12,000 years ago.
Initially, human beings used to cultivate with primary level temporary farming methods.
The main purpose of this farming activity was to produce food for food.
Mining:
Mining dates back to antiquity.
In the past copper, iron etc. were found by mining minerals.
Minerals began to be used to make tools and weapons.
There are two types of mining: (1) surface mining and (2) underground mining.
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