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What are some examples of primary jobs?

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Fisherman, farmer - extracting raw materials

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What are some examples of secondary jobs?

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Carpenter, brick layer - making something or working in a factory

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What are some examples of tertiary jobs?

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Fireman, policeman, teacher - providing a service

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What is a example of a quarternary job?

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Computer programmer - provides IT services

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What are the 3 stages in order of Clark fisherman model?

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Pre-industrial, industrial, post-industrial

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What is an example of a country still in the pre-industrial stage? What kind of jobs are there?

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Ethiopia, India
High amount of primary jobs
Low/ish secondary jobs
Low tertiary jobs

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What is an example of a country in the industrial stage? What jobs are there?

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Egypt, Brazil
Primary jobs dropping
Secondary jobs gently rising
Tertiary jobs rising

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What kind of country would be in the post industrial stage? What jobs are there?

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USA, Australia 
Tertiary jobs are the highest 
Secondary jobs in middle 
Primary jobs still decreasing 
Quaternary very gently rising
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What has there been a decline in primary employment in the UK?

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  • bigger machines so fewer farmers needed, more food imported
  • fishermans quotas have decreased
  • import cheaper coal from Australia - miners
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Why has the secondary sector decreased in the UK?

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  • de-industrialisation because cost of workers the location or area of land
  • globalisation - products built in other countries because they’re are cheaper to make there
  • automation - no workers needed - big machines
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What are some social reasons why the tertiary sector has increased in the UK?

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  • number of over 50s have doubled since 2000
  • number of children per family has decreased - 1960: 2:9 in 2000: 1:6 - people have more money to spend in themselves and their smaller families on things like leisure activities
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What are some economical reasons why tertiary sector has increase in the UK?

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Twice as much disposable income since 1986

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What are some technology reasons why the tertiary growth sector has increased in the UK?

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More online shopping- more because websites, deliveries, banks

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What 7 factors effect where the location of industry is?

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  • raw materials -market
  • site -energy
  • transport -government
  • labour
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Why did the primary industry locate its factory……?

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In St. Austell for the China clay mines because

  • right near the town - good for labour
  • near the sea railroads and roads - good transport
  • near raw materials - China clay Pitts - naturally near surface, less digging, less cost
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Why did the secondary industry locate its factory…?

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Toyota car factory in Derby because:

  • close to town - good market and labour
  • wide roads - good for getting the materials
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Why did the tertiary industry build its factory…?

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David Lloyd health club in Hatfield because:

  • good market - near university
  • near shopping centres too
  • good labour
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What are the costs of de-industrialisation?

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  • makes 100s of people redundant
  • factories stop providing services
  • more homeless - no money
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What are the benefits of de-industrialisation?

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  • can bring in tourists - Eden project
  • no mines - less pollution
  • less noise and dust pollution
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What are the cost and benefits of de-industrialisation of soft wells drinks in tenbury?

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Costs- 300 jobs lost, factory remained derelict for many years
Benefits - taken over - turned over £60 mil, offers apprenticeships for leavers of THOA

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Where is the case study? What kind of country is it?

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MIC - China

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What would the question be?

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Effects/reasons why the secondary sector is growing?

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Why is the secondary sector growing in China?

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  • low wages 94p per hour
  • large population - 1.365 billion
  • close to markets in Asia
  • 99% of children are well educated
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What are the effects of growth if the secondary sector in China?

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Negative: -pollution in air and water - causes 760,000 deaths per year, 500 million moving to cities - over populated, very little pay only £150 per year!
Positive: -adult literacy increased to 85%, wealth per person has increased -1960 it was 26 has increased to 1100

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