Secondary and tertiary industries

What the syllabus asks of you

• understand the definitions used in Pakistan to distinguish between large-scale industry, small-scale industry and cottage industry
• state the main products of the listed industries and whether they are destined for the domestic market and/ or for the export market
• state the main locations of the listed industries and explain the factors influencing location and development – capital, site, sources of raw materials, power, water, labour, communications, government policy and other means
• understand the differences between the formal sector and informal sector of industry
• understand the range of services provided by the informal sector, and their advantages and disadvantages to the development of Pakistan
• understand the importance of both the formal and informal sectors, and evaluate the contributions of both sectors to the development of the listed industries
• understand sources of capital and labour
• state and explain how the governing authorities promote industrial growth
• name examples of export processing zones and other industrial estates, explain the reasons for their development and describe their characteristics
• assess the feasibility of using global communications to enhance employment opportunities in service industries, e.g. call centres
• state and describe briefly, with an example of each, some of the natural and cultural attractions of Pakistan that are, or could be made available to tourists
• assess the feasibility of developing tourism as a means of increasing employment, development, gross national product (GNP) and gross domestic product (GDP).