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Raw cotton in the boll is worth little, but spun into yarn it is worth more. What do secondary activities do?
AAdd value to natural resources
BExtract resources from nature
CProvide services for a fee
DDevelop new research ideas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Add value to natural resources
1. Secondary activities transform raw materials.
2. They add value to natural resources.
3. Iron ore becomes steel, cotton becomes cloth.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 6, Secondary Activities._
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