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Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies

1.2.1Types of economic sector

Types of economic sector in Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 1.2.1.1Classify business activity into the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors.
  2. 1.2.1.2Distinguish between the private sector and the public sector.

Lessons

  • Stages and sectors of production

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  • Why business organisations exist: private, public, formal and informal sectors

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Types of economic sector: sample question

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A company's shares are bought and sold on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. In which sector is it?

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