Q.Classify the following economic activities into the primary, secondary or tertiary sector:

Activities are classified by the nature of the work: drawing directly from nature is primary, processing/manufacturing is secondary, and providing a service is tertiary.

Economic activities are classified by the nature of the activity into three sectors:

• The primary sector covers activities that draw directly from nature — agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing and mining/quarrying.
• The secondary sector covers activities that process raw materials into finished or semi-finished goods — manufacturing, construction, and utilities like electricity and water supply.
• The tertiary sector covers activities that provide a service rather than a physical good — trade, transport, banking, IT, education, health and public administration.

Applying this to each activity:

1. Fishing draws directly from a natural resource (water bodies) → Primary sector.
2. Running a bank provides a financial service → Tertiary sector.
3. Manufacturing cloth processes a raw material (fibre/yarn) into a finished good → Secondary sector.
4. Mining coal extracts a natural resource directly from the earth → Primary sector.
5. Teaching in a school provides an educational service → Tertiary sector.

Classifying mining as "secondary" because it feels industrial — mining and quarrying are always primary-sector activities since they extract directly from nature, without any processing step.