Cambridge IGCSE™ and O Level Business Studies
Section 1: Understanding business activity
Chapter 2: Classification of
businesses
Chapter 3: Enterprise, business
growth and size
Student briefing sheet
Worksheets 1–4
Topic
Key terms
Enterprise, business
growth and size
Primary sector
Secondary sector
Tertiary sector
Vertical integration
Horizontal integration
Conglomerate integration
Merger
Takeover
Acquisition
Aim
To gain a general understanding of the different sectors in industry and how businesses grow.
Instructions
Complete the following worksheets:
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Worksheet 1 (Chapter 2): (Primary, secondary and tertiary sectors)
Worksheet 2 (Chapter 3): (Comparing the size of businesses)
Worksheet 3 (Chapter 3): (Internal and external growth)
Worksheet 4 (Chapter 3): (Why some businesses remain small and why others fail)
Cambridge IGCSE™ and O Level Business Studies Online Teacher Guide, Hodder & Stoughton Limited
© Karen Borrington and Peter Stimpson 2018
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