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Economic geography:ECONOMIC SECTOR :
Primary ( resources )
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secondary C
bakery , factory )
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Tertiary cjewreysnop )
Quaternary c research and infotech )
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Quinerary [ lawyers )
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G- NP gross national product
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values of goods + services tforegin earnings
6- DP domestic product
gross
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-
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values of all goods & services produced
by pop
6- DP per capita GDP ÷
pop
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AGRICULTURE :
Why is 5A ideal for
farming ?
→
large flat land areas
→ Ideal climatic conditions
→ riversproviding irrigation
→
Meteorologists can predict weather
→ Alot of climate p plant research schemes
→
growing seasons are
long
, Contribution to SA economy
:
→ food
security
→ Job opportunities made available i. A employment rate
→ increases goods exported : A economic development
→ Farmers tax improves infrastructure $ development of
SA .
$
> greenhouses hydroponics
commercial to markets
subsistence provide produce
-
-
^
9 for family
small scale vs .
Large scale
farming :
ADVANTAGES OF COMMERCIAL FARMING :
-
use less water intensive :
fertile soil
,
-
higher yeild in a
valley near water
uniform sizes Extensive :
open flat
dry
-
, ,
- diseases are controlled better land [ pastoral )
DISADVANTAGES OF COMMERCIAL FARMING :
lack
government support
-
high competition * most common raw
-
-
small output material eaten in SA
-
requires expensive investment = maize
-
mechanisation =
d job opportunities
CHALLENGES FACED :
production costs
→ are
always increasing
→ Competition is nigh : -
farmers dont produce low value
products so
they can 9 their export income
→ ruse of
machinery
: mechanisation
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