economic sector Flashcards
A place is shaped by:
The physical nature of the place
What its residents do for a living
Connections:
(internal and external)(
Internal - people, employment, housing, services
External - government policies, globalisation
Changes:
(local , nationally , globally)
Locally e.g. counter-urbanisation
Nationally e.g. government policies
Globally e.g. climate change, pandemics
The nature of a place affects the type of work on offer and therefore the type of employee required e.g.
The town of Reading, due to its proximity to London, has a lot of
professional people living there
The industrial town of Middlesbrough, located in North East England, has more
industrial workers
Economic activity and job type vary from place to place within the UK
The structure of the local economy can affect the characteristics of a place e.g.
The income of the locals
The lifestyle of individuals and communities
The perception of a place
Primary sector
Collection of raw materials (mining) and producing good crops (farming)
Mainly located in rural areas
Tends to be low-paid, manual work
Secondary
what is it has
,the industry grown ,
where is it mostly located
Manufacturing of raw materials into a finished product (car manufacturer)
More regular income than the more seasonal primary jobs
More secondary employment is located in northern cities - Sheffield, Middlesbrough
These sectors have declined over time
Tertiary sector what is it
Providing a service (education, sales)
Private (retail ) or public sector (government department)
Concentrated in urban areas
Wages vary from cleaners on minimum wage to highly paid professionals like doctors
Quaternary
Providing specialist services in finance, law, hi-tech industries, and research and development
Requires a highly educated workforce
Mainly located in London and the South East
The fastest-growing sector in the UK
