Grade 9 Geography unit 5: Major economic and cultural activities in Ethiopia

Primary economic activities focus directly on extracting resources from the natural environment. Examples include agriculture, fishing, forestry, and mining.

Due to the rugged topography and seasonal rainfall, water transport is very limited in Ethiopia. The Baro River is the only navigable river in the country.

Ethiopia possesses a large livestock population and stands first in Africa and tenth in the world in cattle population.

Quinary economic activities represent high-level decision-making and specialized skills of top business leaders, government officials, and research scientists.

Coffee remained Ethiopia's leading export commodity, generating about 28.6% of the country's total export earnings in 2019/20.

The Konso cultural landscape in southern Ethiopia is characterized by dry stone terrace agriculture and walled town settlements adapted to a hilly and dry environment.

Secondary economic activities turn raw materials into finished products by using labour, energy, and equipment in manufacturing and construction.

A trade deficit occurs when a country's import expenses are larger than its export revenues. In Ethiopia, the value of imported goods is higher than the value of exported items.

The data shows that 7.71% of households had under 0.10 hectares and 30.29% had between 0.10 and 0.5 hectares, making a combined total of 38% accessing less than 0.5 hectares.

The new standard gauge Addis Ababa to Djibouti railway line has a double track for 115 km from Addis Ababa to Adama, while the remaining 600 km to Djibouti is a single track.