ClassNotes.

Question 1

What is work?

Answer 1

work is what people do to earn a living, to satisfy their needs and wants

Question 2

What is an employed person?

Answer 2

a person who is employed receives salaries or wages for the job they are employed to

Question 3

What is an Underemployed person?

Answer 3

An Underemployed person is a person who is overqualified for the job

Question 4

What is an unemployed person?

Answer 4

A person who can work but has no work or job.

Question 5

Unemployed persons are those who

Answer 5

were laid off for a reason, awaiting results of exams, a full-time student, are temporarily ill

Question 6

Unemployable persons are those who

Answer 6

are mentally or physically challenged, have poor work ethic, have prison records, lack minimum requirements to work

Question 7

Unemployment causes what problems?

Answer 7

Poverty, increased crime rate, poor housing conditions, neglect of education, brain drain, family problems, poor nutrition and diseases ,larger scale of emigration or depopulation as people seek for work else where

Question 8

What is brain drain?

Answer 8

the loss of qualified workers to another country when they migrate

Question 9

Name 3 types of Unemployment

Answer 9

Seasonal, Normal, Casual, Structural, Technical, Cyclic

Question 10

Causes of Unemployment

Answer 10

Lack of Jobs , Most Caribbean countries import more than they export ,young persons remain unemployed to wait for high-paying jobs, Economies of caribbean states are not growing fast enough to satisfy the demand for jobs

Question 10

SelfEmployed

Answer 10

a person who works for themselves (this is an option for some persons who are unemployed

Question 10

Examples of self-employed jobs

Answer 10

Therapist , Lawyer,Doctor ,Farmer ,Shopkeeper ,Teacher , Driver , Nail Tech ,Hairdresser etc.

Question 11

Advantages of being self Employed

Answer 11

Independence,Recieve money on own timing and agenda,freely express creativity within workspace.

Question 12

Secondary Industries

Answer 12

Include the manufacturing and construction of the materials produced by the primary industry

Question 13

Primary Industries

Answer 13

Make direct use of natural resources to produce goods

Question 14

Natural Resources can be

Answer 14

Renewable/ Non-Renewable

Question 15

Tertiary Industries

Answer 15

Provides services of goods but doesn’t produce it eg. hospitality , hotels etc.

Question 16

Examples , Activities/ resources of Primary Industry and types of worker

Answer 16

examples: forestry ,minery , agriculture ,fishing Activities- Gold ,animal rearing, crop production. types of worker-farmer, miner, lumberjacks.

Question 17

Examples , Activities/rescources of Secondary Industry and types of worker

Answer 17

examples: Manufacturing ,construction . activities resources- food,furniture , drink Type of worker- Masons , Tailors ,Engineers

Question 18

Examples , Activities/resources of teriary industry and types of workers

Answer 18

Examples-Commercial Services ,Social services Activities and resources- Banking, Accounting , Education Type of worker- teacher ,banker , health worker

Question 19

What is Sustainable Development?

Answer 19

Sustainable development is the ability to balance our natural ecosystem to prevent the deprivation of natural resources for our future generations

Question 20

Renewable resources can be damaged by

Answer 20

overuse and misuse and by improper practices

Question 21

Conservation

Answer 21

the careful maintenance and upkeep of a natural resource to prevent it from disappearing and ultimately preserve it for future generations

Question 22

Land Pollution caused by

Answer 22

the incorrect disposal of household and industrial waste.