ECONOMIC ACTIVITY QUIZ

Which 2 jobs below would be found in the secondary sector?

• Manufacturing

• Fishing

• Catering

• Building

• Medical Research

What 3 things does all economic activities do?

• Creates jobs / employment

• Creates new skills

• Produces something for sale / consumption

• Generates income / wealth

• Creates a better quality of life

What are the 4 economic sectors?

• Primary, secondary, tertiary, quarternary

• Primary, secondary, third, quaternary

• Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary

Commerical farming is where enough food is produced to sell, whereas farming which produces enough food to feed themselves is called ... farming.

(a)  

What is the key location factor with most economic activities?

• Cheap Land

• Amenities

• Accessibility

• Infrastructure

Location factors change which results in changes in employment. Other reasons why the numbers of people employed in each sector change over time are due to;

• New Technology

• Raw Materials

• Globalisation

• Government Policies

• Demographic and Social Change

Globalisation describes the process by which the countries of the world are being gradually drawn together into a single global economy.

• False

• True

Not all tertiary sector activities are confined to urban areas. One of the most important tertiary sector activities not always found in urban areas is ...

(a)  

Over the last 25 years decentralisation has taken place. This is where tertiary activities are moving from the CBD to which 2 locations?

• Outer Suburbs

• Inner City

• Inner Suburbs

• Rural Urban Fringe

What does the abbreviation CBD stand for?

• Central Busy District

• Center Business District

• Central Busy District

• Central Business District