evolving human Flashcards
state two possible reasons why employment of women has grown in recent years
- gender equality movements have made it easier for women to get jobs
- women having fewer children so more available to work
- population growth
explain one reason for the growth of tertiary employment in the UK
population growth - more need for services eg, teachers
higher educations more available - more suited to skilled jobs
rise in income - more consumption so more employment
explain one impact of globalisation on secondary sector employment
- reduction in job opportunities because of off-shoring companies who are seeking lower costs - eg. labor
state two reasons why FDI has increased in UK
- globalisation has seen growth of TNCs
- free trade has made inward investment easier
- governments have encouraged inward investment
- membership of the EU has reduced significance of borders
explain two reasons why secondary employment has declined
- because of offshoring by companies - seeking lower costs or new markets
- because of growth of other sectors - eg. finance and business services
state two reasons why tertiary employment has increased
- growth in retail and services as disposable income rises
- declining numbers in primary and secondary industry leads to greater proportion of employment in tertiary
- globalisation led to rise in financial and business services eg. London
explain one reason why some regions in the UK have experiences almost no population growth in the last 50 years
some areas have experienced deindustrialisation - closure of manufacturing - eg. north east = Sunderland - so people have moved away to find work
