alleryStart learning →Which of these is an example of an extractive industry?
AMining activity
BSoftware design
CRetail banking
DTextile weaving
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Mining activity
Mining withdraws resources from nature, which makes it an extractive industry.
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