EQ1: How and why do places vary? Flashcards
What are the five different economic sectors?
- primary
- secondary
- tertiary
- quaternary
- quinary
What does the primary sector consist of?
Extraction of raw materials, from the ground or the sea, such as agriculture, forestry, mining or fishing.
Give examples of primary sector jobs.
- farmer
- fisherman
- miner
What areas tend to have more primary employment?
Rural areas. Tends to be low-paid, manual work.
List specific UK examples with more primary employment.
- Cornwall
- Boston
- Derbyshire
What does the secondary sector consist of?
Manufacturing and processing of raw materials into goods.
Give examples of secondary sector jobs.
Factory worker e.g car manufacturing/food processing
What areas tend to have more secondary employment?
Northern cities such as Manchester, Sheffield and Glasgow, but this has declined over time.
List specific UK examples with more secondary employment.
- Manchester
- Sheffield
- Glasgow
- Swindon (Honda)
- Sunderland (Nissan)
What does the tertiary sector consist of?
Service sector jobs, such as retail, services, and office work.
Give examples of tertiary sector jobs.
- teaching
- tourism
- banking
- education
- healthcare
Can vary from cleaners on minimum wage to very high paid professionals like lawyers.
What areas tend to have more tertiary employment?
Urban areas.
List specific UK examples with more tertiary employment.
So many places have tertiary employment!
What does the quaternary sector consist of?
High tech, scientific research. Research and development. ICT. Design.
Give examples of quaternary sector jobs.
Mostly in universities: β’ PhD student β’ computer scientist β’ research worker β’ media
What areas tend to have more quaternary employment?
- London
* South East England
What changes in the economic sectors have arisen in the UK?
- the decline of the primary and secondary sectors
* the growth of the tertiary and quaternary sectors
In Great Britain 1841, what percentage of jobs were in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors?
- 36% worked in the secondary sector
- 33% in the tertiary sector (services, quaternary and quinary)
- 22% in the primary sector
In England and Wales in 2011, what percentage of jobs were in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors?
- 81% worked in the tertiary sector
- 9% in the secondary
- 1% in the primary
How can employment type be classified?
- full time (35 hours per week) or part time (under 35 hours)
- temporary or permanent
- employed or self-employed
What does the quinary sector consist of?
Knowledge management and consultancy, leadership and CEOs.
The sector is contains the highest levels of decision making in an economy - the top business executives and officials in government, science, universities, non-profit organisations, healthcare, culture and the media.
It is concentrated in STEM employment.
What is the quinary sector an important aspect of?
The increasing knowledge economy, creating prosperity in areas of the UK like the Cambridge triangle, M4 corridor and London.
Give examples of places embracing the growth of employment sectors.
- Manchester
- London
- the M4 corridor
These places become WINNERS.
Give examples of quinary sector jobs.
- management consultants
* CEOs