2.1.3 - Changes over time in economic characteristics of a place

Question 1

what is the primary sector?

Answer 1

use of natural resources (farming)

Question 2

what is the teritary sector?

Answer 2

trading and providing a service (waiter)

Question 2

what is the secondary sector?

Answer 2

manufacturing (mechanics)

Question 2

what is the quaternary sector?

Answer 2

research and development (scientists)

Question 3

describe the clarke-fisher model?

Answer 3

primary has decreased

secondary has increased then plateaued

tertiary has increased more than secondary but also plateaued

quaternary has just started increasing

Question 4

what country is at the industrial stage of the clarke fisher model?

Answer 4

china, recently undergone a switch from agricultural reliance

Question 5

what are the clarke-fisher model limitations?

Answer 5

oversimplification - doesnt account for the real economic transitions (real-world economies go thru stages of recession)

ignored recessions - for example the primary sector would be more used during a recession

Question 6

what is an example of declining primary sector?

Answer 6

decline in the coal industry in ebbw vale

Question 7

why is ebbw vale coal sector decreasing?

Answer 7

• time ( has already been changing since the industrial rev)
  -changing technology ( better technology means less people need)
• globalisation ( cheaper to import from abroad)
• government ( £350 mil invest in the area)
• sustainable (damaging to the environment)
• lifestyle ( lots of deprivation in area, poor pay)

Question 8

why has there been a decrease in primary employment in rural areas?

Answer 8

• mechanisation
  -less attractive to people
• no more resources
• globalisation (people move to urban)

Question 9

why has there been a decrease in secondary sector in urban areas?

Answer 9

-richer areas in urban CBD’s, more reliance on quaternary sector as profitable

Question 10

what are the advantages of the decline in primary sector in rural areas?

Answer 10

• less environmental impact
• removes old industry buildings
• allows room for leisure

Question 11

what are the disadvantages of the decline in primary sector in rural areas?

Answer 11

• decreased employment
• aging population is less efficient in other sectors

Question 12

what does the deindustrialisation of rural areas mean?

Answer 12

• less output
• new products
• cheaper imports
• less people employed - employees cant find other work as not trained