Economic Change Flashcards
What are some examples of primary jobs?
Fisherman, farmer - extracting raw materials
What are some examples of secondary jobs?
Carpenter, brick layer - making something or working in a factory
What are some examples of tertiary jobs?
Fireman, policeman, teacher - providing a service
What is a example of a quarternary job?
Computer programmer - provides IT services
What are the 3 stages in order of Clark fisherman model?
Pre-industrial, industrial, post-industrial
What is an example of a country still in the pre-industrial stage? What kind of jobs are there?
Ethiopia, India
High amount of primary jobs
Low/ish secondary jobs
Low tertiary jobs
What is an example of a country in the industrial stage? What jobs are there?
Egypt, Brazil
Primary jobs dropping
Secondary jobs gently rising
Tertiary jobs rising
What kind of country would be in the post industrial stage? What jobs are there?
USA, Australia Tertiary jobs are the highest Secondary jobs in middle Primary jobs still decreasing Quaternary very gently rising
What has there been a decline in primary employment in the UK?
- bigger machines so fewer farmers needed, more food imported
- fishermans quotas have decreased
- import cheaper coal from Australia - miners
Why has the secondary sector decreased in the UK?
- 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
What are some social reasons why the tertiary sector has increased in the UK?
- 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
What are some economical reasons why tertiary sector has increase in the UK?
Twice as much disposable income since 1986
What are some technology reasons why the tertiary growth sector has increased in the UK?
More online shopping- more because websites, deliveries, banks
What 7 factors effect where the location of industry is?
- raw materials -market
- site -energy
- transport -government
- labour
Why did the primary industry locate its factory……?
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
Why did the secondary industry locate its factory…?
Toyota car factory in Derby because:
- close to town - good market and labour
- wide roads - good for getting the materials
Why did the tertiary industry build its factory…?
David Lloyd health club in Hatfield because:
- good market - near university
- near shopping centres too
- good labour
What are the costs of de-industrialisation?
- makes 100s of people redundant
- factories stop providing services
- more homeless - no money
What are the benefits of de-industrialisation?
- can bring in tourists - Eden project
- no mines - less pollution
- less noise and dust pollution
What are the cost and benefits of de-industrialisation of soft wells drinks in tenbury?
Costs- 300 jobs lost, factory remained derelict for many years
Benefits - taken over - turned over £60 mil, offers apprenticeships for leavers of THOA
Where is the case study? What kind of country is it?
MIC - China
What would the question be?
Effects/reasons why the secondary sector is growing?
Why is the secondary sector growing in China?
- low wages 94p per hour
- large population - 1.365 billion
- close to markets in Asia
- 99% of children are well educated
What are the effects of growth if the secondary sector in China?
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
