Economic Sectors and Employment Quiz

Tertiary activity refers to employment in:

• Research industries

• Extractive industries

• Service industries

• Employment industries

In HICs, the richest countries, more people work in which sectors?

• Primary and secondary

• Tertiary and quaternary

• Secondary and tertiary

• Primary and quaternary

Which of these jobs are part of the quaternary sector?

• Mining and quarrying

• Rearing animals and growing crops

• Research and development

• Production of quarters

Which of these is NOT a reason for the decline in employment in primary and secondary industries in the UK?

• Competition from other countries

• Mechanization of industry

• Raw materials becoming less accessible

• Workforce becoming less skilled

Which two factors can be used as a good measure to determine the importance of an economic sector?

• GDP and number of people employed in a sector

• HDI and standard of living

• Debt to profit ratio and trade deals

• Total volume of exports and imports

Which one of the following best describes the changes during the pre-industrial time period?

• The quaternary sector decreases.

• The secondary sector increases.

• The primary sector increases.

• The tertiary sector decreases.

How much did employment in the tertiary sector increase during the industrial period?

• 12%

• 22%

• 32%

• 50%

How much did employment in the secondary sector fall by between 1970 and 2010?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

Which of the following best explains the fall in secondary employment?

• More machines used in manufacturing.

• More people are looking for jobs.

• More machinery used in agriculture.

• More factories opening.

What factor was used to determine the location of a business here?

• Availability of power

• Nearness to market

• Nearness to raw materials

• Availability of workers