Economic Activity Flashcards
What are the four sectors
Primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary
What is the primary sector. 2 examples
Extractive. Extracting raw materials that have not been processed from the sea, soil or earths crust. Eg farming and fishing
What is the secondary sector. 2examples
Manufacturing. Raw materials are processed, assembled or manufactured to produce finished goods. Eg food processing, oil refinery
What is the tertiary sector 2 examples
Services. The provision of services which are commercial including transport eg doctor, teacher
What is the quaternary sector 2 examples
High tech. High tech economic activity including information, communication and researching the development of new technologies eg software engineer, pharmaceutical researcher
What are the links between economic sectors
In general developing countries are more reliant on the primary sector. In emerging countries the secondary sector may become dominant. In developed countries the tertiary and quaternary sector are more important
What is the Clark fisher model
It describes how the balance of employment between economic sectors varies within a country
What are 3 physical factors affecting the location of industry
Raw materials, sufficient space/land, energy source
What are three human factors affecting the location of industry
Good transport lines, access to customers, source of finance
What is a footloose industry
Economic activity that is not tied down to the location of raw materials and has a greater freedom of choice
What factors affect steel making
Access to raw materials are
What factor affects manufacturing
Energy source
What factor affects retail
Access to market
What factor affects agriculture
Access to workforce, raw materials
How does raw materials affect the number of people employed in each sector
Raw materials may have run out or be economically unviable to obtain
How does mechanisation affect the number of people employed in economic sectors
Due to new technologies there are less jobs in farming, mining and factory jobs
How does globalisation affect the nu,her of people employed in each sector
Lower cost of items tend to be in emerging and developing countries meaning it is cheaper to ship the items than make them
How do government policies affect the number of people employed in each sector
Governments will target particular economic activities because of tax incentives, and cheap rent
How does demographic change affect the number of people employed in each economic sector
People have more disposable income to spend on leisure and other services, increasing population means more workers available
What is China
An emerging country
What are three positive impacts of economic shifts in China
Huge reduction in poverty rates due to better paid secondary and tertiary work, led to construction of three gorges dam offsetting some of china contribution to climate change, higher levels of disposable income make a more consumer lifestyle increasing quality of life
What are three negative impacts of economic shifts in china
Urban china thrives on secondary and tertiary work meaning rural china gets left behind, growth in secondary sector is powered by electricity resulting in v high carbon emissions, despite industrialisation lots of agricultural work is still done by hand and workers are less able to cope with demands
What is the UK
A developed country
What are three positives of economic sector shifts in the Uk
Higher paid jobs in tertiary leads to more disposable income, derelict sites create opportunity for regeneration, deindustrialised cities undergo re imaging process reinventing themselves and discovering new economic purpose
