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NCERT Solutions for Class 6th Social Science Chapter 14 Labelling the pictures of Fig. 14.1 as primary, secondary or tertiary — LET’S EXPLORE

Book page 207 Updated on2026-09-19

Q1.
Label the pictures in the illustration shown in Fig. 14.1 on page 206 as: 1. Primary sector 2. Secondary sector 3. Tertiary sector
1A worker felling a treewith a power saw2A grab-loader stackingcut logs in the yard3A crane loading logson to a waiting truck4A loaded logging truckon the highway5A mill machine rollingout a sheet of paper6A forklift taking paperinto the printing press7A press printingcoloured sheets8A family buying booksat a bookshop counterFig. 14.1
Fig. 14.1, page 206 — the eight-stage flow chart of how a textbook is made, redrawn with the arrows and the blank labelling line printed under each panel. Each panel’s picture is described in words here; see the textbook for the artwork.
Answer

Here is every picture of Fig. 14.1 labelled, in the order the arrows run. Write the label on the line printed under each picture in your book.

PictureWhat it showsLabelWhy
1Cutting down the tree with a power sawPrimary sectorTimber is taken directly from nature — this is forestry
2Machine collecting and stacking the logsPrimary sectorStill part of extracting the forest produce; the wood has not been changed in any way
3Loading the logs on to a truckTertiary sectorHandling and loading is a service — the wood is only being moved, not made into anything
4Truck carrying the logs to the millTertiary sectorTransportation, named as a tertiary activity on page 201
5Paper being made from pulp in the millSecondary sectorWood changes form — logs become pulp, pulp becomes paper
6Forklift moving cartons of paper into the pressTertiary sectorStoring, loading and delivering — a logistics service
7Printing the pages of the textbookSecondary sectorBlank paper is manufactured into a printed, bound book
8Buying the book at a shopTertiary sectorRetail trade — selling in small quantities to the end consumer
Primary — pictures 1, 2
Secondary — pictures 5, 7
Tertiary — pictures 3, 4, 6, 8
From tree to textbook — Fig. 14.1 sorted by sector 1. Felling the tree PRIMARY 2. Stacking the logs PRIMARY 3. Loading on the truck TERTIARY 4. Hauling to the mill TERTIARY 5. Making the paper SECONDARY 6. Delivering to the press TERTIARY 7. Printing the book SECONDARY 8. Selling at the shop TERTIARY The book in your bag Two primary steps, two secondary steps, four tertiary steps — and the chain works only if all eight happen.
The eight pictures of Fig. 14.1 in order, colour-coded by sector.
If your teacher counts picture 3 as primary: that is defensible too — loading at the forest site can be treated as the last step of harvesting the timber. What must never change is the reasoning: taking from nature is primary, changing the form is secondary, moving or selling is tertiary. Say why you chose your label and your answer is complete.
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