Multiple choice

Which of the following best explains a basic industry?

  1. Industry that processes agricultural raw materials

  2. Industry that produces goods for daily usage of people

  3. Industry owned by people who pool their resources

  4. Industry that uses light raw materials to produce light goods

  5. Industry that produces goods on which other industries depend
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Basic or key industries are those whose products are considered as raw materials to manufacture other goods, e.g. iron and steel and copper smelting.

Keep practicing — related questions