Sectors of the Economy is one of 8 topics in the Grade 9 Economic and Management Sciences CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Which sector includes businesses that extract or harvest raw materials directly from nature, such as farming and mining?
The primary sector
The secondary sector
The tertiary sector
The financial sector
Answer: The primary sector — The primary sector includes businesses that extract or harvest raw materials directly from nature, like farming, fishing, and mining.
Easy
2. A bank, a hospital, and a hair salon are all examples of businesses in which sector?
The tertiary sector
The primary sector
The secondary sector
None of these sectors
Answer: The tertiary sector — The tertiary sector includes businesses that provide services rather than producing physical products, such as banks, hospitals, and hair salons.
Medium
3. Name the sector that takes raw materials and manufactures or processes them into finished or semi-finished products.
Answer: the secondary sector — The secondary sector takes raw materials from the primary sector and manufactures or processes them into finished or semi-finished products.
