Chapter 10.1
Discover the Three Types of Work: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Activities
You will explore how people work to earn money and help their communities through primary, secondary, and tertiary economic activities.
What You'll Learn
You will identify three main types of economic activities people do.
You will learn how primary industry takes resources from nature directly.
You will discover how secondary industry turns raw materials into products.
You will understand how tertiary industry provides helpful services to people.
What You'll Practice
1
You will match workers like farmers and nurses to industry types.
2
You will identify goods and services using real Canadian job examples.
3
You will explain why Canada needs all three economic activity types.
Why This Matters
Understanding types of work helps you see how farmers, factory workers, and service providers all work together so that communities can meet everyone's needs every day.
This Unit Includes
Practice exercises
Learning resources
Skills
Primary Industry
Secondary Industry
Tertiary Industry
Goods Services
Economic Activity
NS Curriculum Aligned
