topic 7.2 economic sectors and patterns

Question 1

Primary sector
Examples of jobs:

Answer 1

farming, fishing, lumberjack, mining

Question 2

Primary sector
Highest rates are in what type of country? (core, semi-periphery, or periphery)

Answer 2

periphery

Question 3

Secondary sector:
Examples of jobs:

Answer 3

factory work, construction, refining

Question 4

Tertiary sector:

Answer 4

service based jobs

Question 5

Examples of jobs: (tertiary)

Answer 5

doctor, dentist, teacher, hairdresser, plumber, mechanic

Question 6

Tertiary
Highest rates are in what type of country? (core, semi-periphery, or periphery)

Answer 6

core

Question 7

Define postindustrial society:

Answer 7

economy is based around the service sector, no longer focused on industrial (secondary) jobs

Question 8

Quaternary sector:

Answer 8

economic sector that is a subset of tertiary sector activities that requires workers to process and handle information and environmental technology

Question 9

Quinary sector:

Answer 9

also part of tertiary, involves the very top leaders in government, science, universities, nonprofits, health care, culture, and media

Question 10

Alfred Weber’s Least Cost Theory:
Three Factors:

Answer 10

Labor, Transportation, and Agglomeration

Question 11

Which one of the above factors was most important to Weber?

Answer 11

Transportation

Question 12

Which one of the above factors is most important today? Why?

Answer 12

Labor, transportation costs are easy to control especially with newer transportation technologies, but wages still vary greatly around the world and in a globalized world, labor is what we can take advantage of the most

Question 13

Define agglomeration:

Answer 13

CLUSTER, the clustering of businesses that benefit each other

Question 14

agglomeration
How does this benefit companies?

Answer 14

Can control costs through shared talents and services, and access the same pool of workers, it can cut down on transportation costs especially with just-in-time delivery

Question 15

Define deglomeration:

Answer 15

the process of deconcentration of established agglomeration in response to growing costs of congestion, competition, and regulation

Question 16

Bulk-gaining industry:

Answer 16

in the process of making the product, it gains bulk/weight/volume/complexity

Question 17

Bulk-gaining industry:
Examples:

Answer 17

cars, beverages, appliances

Question 18

Bulk-gaining industry:
Close to resources or close to market? Why?

Answer 18

Market, the heaviest part is at the end, and we want to limit transportation costs

Question 19

Bulk-reducing industry:

Answer 19

in the process of making the product, it loses bulk/weight/volume/complexity

Question 20

Bulk-reducing industry:
Examples:

Answer 20

: furniture, paper, ethanol, chips

Question 21

Bulk-reducing industry:
Close to resources or close to market? Why?

Answer 21

REsources. The heaviest part is at the beginning and we want to limit transportation costs

Question 22

Containerization

Answer 22

the process of using standardized shipping containers to make loading and unloading boats, trains, and trucks more efficient and cost-effective

Question 23

Containerization
How has this revolutionized global trade?

Answer 23

Made it fast and cheaper at break-of-bulk points, making global trade possible

Question 24

Break-of-bulk point:

Answer 24

the point when you switch modes of transportation–seaports, airports, train stations, truck depots

Question 25

Secondary sector
Highest rates are in what type of country? (core, semi-periphery, or periphery)

Answer 25

semi-periphery