L9 - Economic Activity - mid assessment

1. Where people take raw materials from the land and sea, is the definition for which sector activity?

• Primary
• Secondary
• Tertiary
• Quaternary

2. Which country does the pie chart refer to

• USA
• Brazil
• Nepal
• Sudan

What prevents countries from having high levels of tertiary and quaternary workers?

• There is more money in the primary sector

• There is more money in the secondary sector

• Low education levels

• Lack of natural resources

What is the name of the model which shows how countries move through three phases: pre-industrial, industrial and post-industrial?

• The Park-Quicker Model

• The industrialisation model

• The Clark-Fisher model

• The middle east model

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of informal employment

• Low pay

• Lack of health and safety regulations

• Predictable pay

• Flexibility

6. What happens during the post-industrial phase of economic development?

• Tertiary and quaternary increases

• Secondary increases
• Primary increases

As technology improves countries invest in higher education, this produces more highly skilled workers. This then leads to more skilled industries like science and research being developed. This is an explanation for what sector/industry?

• Quaternary
• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

Which of these is NOT a cause of economic sector shift

• Government Policy

• Technology Shifts

• Globalisation

• One off natural hazard

Why might economic activity start moving out of the city centre? Select THREE that are most relevant that we have learned

• Cheap Land

• Good transport
• Parking available

• More customer footfall

• Fewer checks and balances

10. What is it called when tertiary sector activities move from the CBD (Central Business District) to the urban fringe

• Urbanisation
• Regeneration
• Decentralisation
• Rural to urban migration