Regenerating Places 4A.1

Question 1

What type of jobs are in the primary sector, what time of countries and what happens to it as a country develops

Answer 1

• agriculture, fishing and mining
• LIC’s due to high levels of poverty and lack of government funding
• decreases as country develops as its cheaper to import goods than produce themselves

Question 2

How are the sectors distributed in Ethiopia (LIC)

Answer 2

• 75% in primary sector (pre-industrial stage)
• small secondary sector from FDI
• Tertiary accounts for 15% including tourism services
• Many people work in informal sector due to lack of employment including children

Question 3

How are the sectors distributed in the UK (HIC)

Answer 3

• small 2% primary sector as no need for large labour force on farms
• small secondary of 18% due to deindustrialisation and relocation of traditional industries
• Tertiary sector largest with poeple using technology to work from home, benefiting rural areas
• safety and minimum wage ensure no worker exploitation

Question 4

What economic and social factors affect Middlesbrough and Southwark
(working, type of jobs)

Answer 4

• higher amount of people working part time in Middesborough (36%) compared to UK (32%) > less disposable income
• 2% of jobs in IT in MB compared 10% in Southwark