GEOGRAPHY
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,ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AFRICA
1. STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY
2. AGRICULTURE
3. MINING
4. SECONDARY AND TERTIARY SECTORS
5. QUATERNARY SECTOR
6. STRATEGIES FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
7. INFORMAL SECTOR
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, 1. STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY
ECONOMIC SECTORS
• Primary Sector: activities that involve the extraction and exploitation of raw
materials
o Includes farming, fishing, forestry, mining, quarrying and hunting
• Secondary sector: the manufacturing of raw materials
• Tertiary sector: the provision of services and distribution of products
o Includes doctors, nurses, teachers, lawyers and the sale of goods
• Quaternary sector: activities associated with scientific research, intellectual
services and IT
CONTRIBUTION OF VARIOUS ECONOMIC SECTORS TO THE SOUTH
AFRICAN ECONOMY
South African Market Insights
Statistics for 2021
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