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ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF
Lesson 4 Unit 7
OUR COUNTRY

Objectives:

On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Enlist various economic activities.
• Describe about the professional activities of different parts in Nepal.

Economic activities are the characteristics of community activities.
Without economic activities, there cannot be a community life.

There are different types of economic activities
in our country. They are different due to the
difference in physical features. But, there are
many similar activities also. Trading (business)
working in the field, animal rearing and fruit
growing are done every where in the country.
The only difference is in quality and quantity.

Economic activities of a departmental store in Nepal

The Tarai Region

The Tarai is called the granary of Nepal. The
main occupation is agriculture. The main
food crops are paddy, wheat, mustard, maize,
varieties of pulses, sugarcane, tobacco,
vegetables, etc. Most of them do business and
fulfill their needs for living. Having the plain
land and good transportation facilities, people
enjoy good trading activities. They make trade
of their agricultural products and industrial goods to other parts of the
country. Being near to the border they make trade with India also.

There are many industries like sugar, cigarette, cotton, jute, soap, textile,
leather, etc. Some people work in industries in different positions for

their living. Besides, fishery is also a major source of income among the

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