Knowledge Check-Cottage Industry

A business or manufacturing activity carried out in people's homes is called...

• A Small Business

• A Medium Enterprise Business

• A Cottage Industry

• A Limited Company

Long ago to manufacture literally meant:

• Man-made

• To make by hand

• To construct

• To make with little human labour

Which of the following falls under cottage industry

• The Village Corner Store operated by Tanty Pam on the busy junction.

• The local barbershop operated in the community mall

• The large supermarket at the mall

• The carpenter operating at his home

A cottage industry can BEST be described as

• A business with one person responsible for all aspects

• A business that builds homes

• A business carrying out production at home

• A business catering to the needs of the local community

Slow and inefficient

• Factory System

• Cottage Industry

by hand

• Factory system

• Cottage Industry

big cities

• Factory system

• Cottage Industry

small farms

• Factory System

• Cottage Industry

before the Industrial Revolution

• Factory System

• Cottage Industry

During and After the Industrial Revolution

• Factory System

• Cottage Industry