How to configure Feature dependency

Scenario:
You want to activate certain feature before activating another feature.
One common case can be , you want to activate site column feature before Content Type feature which is using the site columns.

Feature XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<!-- _lcid="1033" _version="12.0.4017" _dal="1" -->

<!-- _LocalBinding -->

<Feature  Id="6D145000-D35F-43af-83F3-797B283E3F2E"

          Title="Business Content Type"

          Description="Installs content types designed to manage information related to business."

          Version="1.0.0.0"

          Scope="Site"

          DefaultResourceFile="core"

          xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">

    <ElementManifests>

        <ElementManifest Location="ctypesBusiness.xml" />

    </ElementManifests>

 <ActivationDependencies>

            <!-- Install the site columns that hold business data -->

            <ActivationDependency FeatureId="5C784DCD-0109-40c5-A647-B0972E10689A"/>

    </ActivationDependencies>

</Feature>