CHANGES IN SECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT

Question 1

5 Causes of change in sector of employment

Answer 1

• Raw materials
• New technology
• Globalisation
• Government policies
• Demographic and social change

Question 2

Raw materials

Answer 2

Raw material sources often become exhausted, so manufacturer changes location (e.g in different country)

Question 3

New technology

Answer 3

• Mechanisation in agriculture and manufacturing has reduced demand for labour (1st redundancy in agriculture, then redundancy in industry, so move onto tertiary sector

Cause rise in quaternary sector and created new industries that provide jobs (eg aerospace, robotics, ICT and phones)

Easier to move goods more quickly and cheaply. Communication advances helps transfer info easily, so made world better connected - globalisation

Question 4

Globalisation

Answer 4

Process by which countries in the world are drawn together by one single economy - advances in transport and communication. So all places can concentrate on their economic strengths. so a country may not focus on other sectors due to globalisation (Kenya - fruits)

Question 5

Government policies

Answer 5

Government may motivate and encourage a particular sector in the economy - e.g. in china efforts to expand secondary sector

Question 6

Demographic and social change

Answer 6

Increase in population - increases demand for food, services and manufactured appliances. So will boost all economic sectors to different degrees. More labour = encourage growth of activities with high labour

OR

People may earn more money, so more disposable income to spend on services. Increases demand for tertiary sector and creates more jobs in it