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WorksheetsEconomic Sectors and Employment Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 21mins
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
Because the services industry is labor-intensive, a major factor that determines their location is
Infrastructure
Employees
Cheap land
Amenities
The urban fringe is an attractive location for businesses for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT?
Cheap land
Plenty of car parking space
Room for expansion
High cost of rent
What is globalization?
The global spread of technology
The process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected
The process by which the world is becoming more divided
The process by which the world is becoming less interconnected
Which of the following is the most influential driver behind employment sector change
New technology
Government policies
Raw materials
Increases in population
Every economic activity does one or more of the following, EXCEPT?
Creates jobs
It generates income
Stifle innovation
It produces something for sale
High income countries (HICs) refers to the countries that have a high income. Which of the following countries has high income?
Thailand
Malaysia
Japan
Lesotho
Which sector of the economy extracts and harvests raw materials?
Secondary
Primary
Tertiary
Linear
In the secondary sector, employees:
Work in shops
Transform raw materials into products
Obtain raw materials
Communicate and share information
Which of the following list three types of tertiary jobs?
Banker, teacher, doctor
Fisherman, game-keeper, astronaut
Doctor, teacher, steel-maker
Police officer, farmer, Artificial Intelligence developer
Each economic sector relies on the others so that raw materials can be purchased and used to make final products and services to be sold. The economic term to describe this is:
Inter-dependence
Reliance
Communication
Connectivity
Which sector covers the knowledge-based part of the economy?
Secondary
Quaternary
Primary
Tertiary
Which sector was the second to develop in the most advanced economies?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Give one reason why secondary industries are less important to the economies of developed countries than in the past
Secondary industries are no longer able to make profit
Developed countries do not want manufactured goods
They focus more on primary industries instead
Goods are cheaper to produce in other countries
Give one reason why agriculture employs fewer people in developed countries than in the past
Increased use of machinery
No-one farms the land any more
All the land is now occupied by towns and cities
Wages have steadily increased in agriculture
Which of the following changes would lead to an increase in secondary industry in developed countries?
Growth in service industries, such as health and education
Manufacturing became completely automated, using machines
Population increase in developing countries
Ageing population in developed countries
What is informal employment?
Employment that is part-time and temporary
Employment that is formal and structured
Employment that is not regulated or protected by labor laws
Employment that is regulated and protected by labor laws
What is the black market?
A market where goods are sold at a discounted price.
A market where only black people can trade.
Illegal trade of goods or services outside of the regulated market.
A marketplace for black-colored products.
What are some reasons why people engage in informal employment?
Preference for informal work, lack of job security, desire for flexible working conditions
Lack of education, lack of skills, lack of motivation
Lack of formal job opportunities, flexibility in working hours, desire for independence, and the need to earn income quickly.
Lack of awareness about formal job opportunities, cultural norms, lack of access to formal employment
What are some potential consequences of the informal economy?
ncreased tax revenue, improved access to social protection, decreased inequality, effective enforcement of labor laws
Higher tax revenue, expanded access to social protection, reduced inequality, strengthened enforcement of labor laws
No impact on tax revenue, full access to social protection, no change in inequality, easy enforcement of labor laws
Reduced tax revenue, limited access to social protection, increased inequality, difficulties in enforcing labor laws
What are some strategies to reduce the size of the informal economy?
Reducing government regulations and oversight
Implementing effective tax policies, improving access to formal financial services, promoting formal employment opportunities, and strengthening law enforcement and regulatory frameworks.
Encouraging cash transactions
Providing tax incentives for informal businesses
