Employment and the Economy

Most people in the UK work in primary sector jobs today.

• True

• False

Which sector involves providing a service?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• None of the above

The work that students do every day in school is part of the economy of the UK.

• True

• False

Which TWO employment sectors involve working with raw materials and physical products (things you can hold in your hand)?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Quaternary

Which job is a primary sector job?

• Baker

• Architect

• Astronaut

• Fisherman

Which job is a secondary sector job?

• Fisherman

• Accountant

• Builder

• Miner

Which job is in the quaternary employment sector?

• accountant

• architect

• teacher

• vaccine scientist

• None of the above

Workers pay a percentage of their income to the government. This is called income ___ ___ ___ .

(a)  

The ______________ means all the business activity going on in the producing, supplying, and consuming goods and services.

• employment structure

• economy

• income tax

• manufacturing

Two reasons the UK workforce shifted away from mostly primary sector jobs were because... (Choose TWO)

• inventions/technology made it easier to make things

• competition from other countries made it cheaper to produce things in other places

• people didn't like paying taxes

• over time people forgot how to do the primary sector jobs