The Relative Importance Of Different Economic Sectors And The Location Of Economic Activity Varies Spatially, And Changes Over Time
Overview
Two hundred years ago almost everybody on Earth worked the land. Today around four fifths of British workers are in offices, shops, hospitals and schools, while roughly two in five Indian workers are still farming. The same country, followed across time, walks the same path. That regular pattern is one of the most reliable relationships in human geography.
In this lesson you will learn to classify jobs into four economic sectors, read the Clark Fisher model that describes how the balance between them shifts as a country develops, and explain why particular activities settle where they do. You will also see why those location factors do not stay still, which is why the map of industry keeps being redrawn.
Objectives
- Classification of employment by economic sector (primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary) and the reasons for the differences in the employment structures in countries at different levels of development (Clark Fisher Model)
- Factors affecting the location of economic activity in each economic sector and how these factors can change over time
- Reasons for the changes in the numbers of people employed in each economic sector, including the availability of raw materials, globalisation, mechanisation, demographic changes and government policies
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- Which of the following is an example of quaternary sector employment? A) Operating a combine harvester B) Assembling cars on a production line C) Researching new drugs in a laboratory D) Serving customers in a supermarket Answer: C
- In the Clark Fisher model, the secondary sector curve: A) falls continuously from the start B) rises to a peak and then declines C) rises continuously and becomes dominant D) stays constant throughout Answer: B
- An aluminium smelter is located in Iceland rather than near the bauxite mine. The main reason is: A) Iceland has large bauxite reserves B) Iceland has cheap geothermal and hydroelectric electricity C) Iceland is close to the main market for aluminium D) Iceland has the world's cheapest labour Answer: B
- Which term describes an industry that remains in a location after the original reasons for siting it there have disappeared? A) Agglomeration B) Footloose industry C) Industrial inertia D) Deindustrialisation Answer: C
- A country's manufacturing output rises while manufacturing employment falls. The most likely cause is: A) increased mechanisation and automation B) exhaustion of raw materials C) a fall in demand for manufactured goods D) a rise in the birth rate Answer: A
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