Economic Change Flashcards
What is primary industry? Examples.
Extracting raw materials from the ground or sea
E.g. Farmer
What is secondary industry? Example
Making something in factory or workshop
E.g. Computer manufacturers/ bakery
What is tertiary industry? ExMple
Providing a service
E.g. dentist
What is quaternary industry? Example
Providing computer, communication, and IT services
E.g. Computer programmer
What are the characteristics of the pre industrial stage of the Clark fisher model?
LIC’s- Ethiopia
High primary
Mid secondary
Low tertiary
What are the characteristics of the industrial stage or the Clark fisher model?
Mic- china
Mid primary
Mid secondary
Mid tertiary
What are the characteristics of the post industrials stage of the Clark fisher model?
HIC- U.K. Low primary Mid secondary Night tertiary Quaternary develops
What are the reasons for the uk’s decline in primary employment?
Mechanisation
Decrease in mining
Declining fish stock
How has mechanisation lead to a decrease in the uk’s primary industry?
Tractors are bigger so fewer workers needed
More produce is imported
Practice on growing crops means they choose faster to grow
Automatic feeders
Hodges a decline in coal mines lead to less primary jobs in the U.K.?
Bigger equipment
Coal imported from Australia
Mines closing
More renewable energy
How has a decline in fish stock lead to a decrease in primary industry?
Over fishing
Bigger boats and bigger nets decrease in fish to catch
Quota used up
Why has the secondary industry declined in the U.K.?
De-industrialisation
Globalisation
Automation
What does globalisation mean?
Buying products from other countries
What does automation mean?
Technology taking jobs
Why has de-industrialisation occurred in the U.K. And declined secondary industry?
Location of factory Expensive workers Little space Old Little raw materials
Why has globalisation lead to a decrease in secondary jobs?
Internet means quick orders Global brands Transport -tonnes or cargo for cheap Workers 94p in china is cheap labour Making counties wealthy (mic)
How has automation lead to a decline In the secondary industry?
Consumers can select cheapest product High labour costs in LIC's Increase production and reduce cost HIC's can invest in technology Competition with overseas companies
What are the social reasons why there has been a growth of the tertiary sector in the U.K.?
Age of marriage increased -more single people (1960=20/ 2000= 34)
Over 55’s doubled -need care
Less children per family -more money on themselves (1960= 2.9/ 2000= 1.6)
What are the economic reasons for the growth in the tertiary industry in the U.K. ?
2x more disposable income in 2006 than 1986
Beautician and hairdresser increase (1 million in 2013)
What are the technological reasons for the increase in the tertiary sector in the U.K.?
Online shopping
Call centre jobs- (2000= 350,000/ 2008= 950,000)
What are the factors effecting the location of industry?
Transport Raw materials Sits Labour Power source Market Government
What are the factors effecting the location of primary industry? Use an example.
China clay mine st Austell (Cornwall)
Raw materials -close to surface= cheaper
Site- government approved
Transport- trains, ports, roads
Labour - town close
What are the factors affecting the location of secondary industry? Use an example.
Toyota car factory near derby
Labour- engineers close
Government- £100million given toward factory
Market- close to town
Transport- near A roads
What are the factors affecting the location of tertiary industry? Use an example.
David Lloyd H and f centre Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Transport- good access ( A roads)
Market- near university
Site- room to expand + flat
