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WorksheetsY8 Economic Activity
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 35mins
Extracts raw materials
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Process the raw materials
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Provides a service
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Collecting and providing specialist information
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Which category does the following job fall into: Waterslide tester
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Which category does the following job fall into: Panda Nanny
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Which category does the following job fall into: Teacher
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Which category does the following job fall into: Factory worker
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Which period would you find the highest levels of quaternary jobs
Pre-industrial
industrial
post-industrial
all of them
None of them
Which period would you find the highest levels of primary employment
Pre-industrial
industrial
post-industrial
all of them
None of them
Which period would you find equal levels of tertiary and primary employment
Pre-industrial
industrial
post-industrial
all of them
None of them
Which period would you find the peak of secondary
Pre-industrial
industrial
post-industrial
all of them
None of them
Which period would you find secondary as the lowest level employment sector
Pre-industrial
industrial
post-industrial
all of them
None of them
Which period would you find quaternary as the lowest level of employment?
Pre-industrial
industrial
post-industrial
all of them
None of them
the total (a) of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year.
the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year.
GRP
GDP
HDI
HIC
Income
Which country has the lowest GDP
Nepal
Mexico
UK
Netherlands
Which country has the highest GDP
Nepal
Mexico
UK
Netherlands
Which countries are most likely to be post-industrial?
Nepal
Mexico
UK
Netherlands
Is the following factor influencing location of farms, physical or human? soil quality
Physical
Human
Is the following factor influencing location of farms, physical or human? Slope gradient
Physical
Human
Is the following factor influencing location of farms, physical or human? Government policy
Physical
Human
Is the following factor influencing location of farms, physical or human? Market value
Physical
Human
It is practiced on gently sloping or flat land with deep, fertile soil. It is important that the land is neither too wet nor dry. Land ideal for growing crops should be fairly sheltered and suitable for use of machinery. In the UK, this type of farming is mainly adopted in the east and south.
Arable farming
pastoral farming
mixed farming
subsistence farming
Commercial farming
_________ farming is the practice of rearing animals
Arable farming
pastoral farming
mixed farming
subsistence farming
Commercial farming
_______farming involves growing of crops and rearing of animals on the same piece of land. The two types of farming, ______ and _______, support each other and increase farm yield.
Arable farming
pastoral farming
mixed farming
subsistence farming
Commercial farming
________ farming is practiced for the purpose of making a profit. It involves the rearing of animals and or growing of crops on a large scale to increase production and profits. Technology and machinery are used with a few workers to operate them. This type of farming often involves monoculture, the growing of a single type of cash crop such as flowers or coffee.
Arable farming
pastoral farming
mixed farming
subsistence farming
Commercial farming
________ farming is the practice of growing crops and rearing animals for personal use. It is done on a small-scale with the focus of feeding the farmer’s family. It can be labor-intensive in terms of manpower in use, but little to no machinery or technology is used. Subsistence farmers are determined to be self-sufficient.
Arable farming
pastoral farming
mixed farming
subsistence farming
Commercial farming
(a) - the bulkier and heavier these are to transport, the nearer a factory should be located to the raw materials. This was even more important in times when transport was less developed.
(a) - this is needed to work the machines in the factory. Early industry needed to be sited near to fast-flowing rivers or coal reserves, but, today, electricity can be transported long distances.
(a) - in the days before the railway, car or lorry, transport was by river or horse and cart, so flat areas and river valleys were essential.
(a) - although early industry did not take up much space at first, it did need flat land for building. As the size of the factories increased, more land was needed. Ideally such sites were on low-quality Farmland as it cost less.
factories, and some other sectors of the industry need large numbers of workers. Others needed skilled employees e.g. technology-based industries often need university graduates
Labour
capital
markets
transport
early industry depended on wealthy people willing to risk their own money but investment now also comes from banks and governments.
Labour
capital
markets
transport
the size and the location of markets has become more important than the source of raw materials.
Labour
capital
markets
transport
costs increase when the items being moved are bulky, fragile, or heavy, or lose quality quickly.
Labour
capital
markets
transport
as governments tend to control most wealth, they can influence industrial location by giving grants to help certain parts of their country.
Government policy
Improved technology
leisure facilities
economies of scale
examples include facsimile (fax) machines, electronic mail and satellite communications.
Government policy
Improved technology
leisure facilities
economies of scale
in the town and countryside, leisure facilities for employees are becoming more important.
Government policy
Improved technology
leisure facilities
economies of scale
small units may become unprofitable and so merge with, or are taken over by, larger firms.
Government policy
Improved technology
leisure facilities
economies of scale
In developed economy or country, in which of the following sectors majority of workers get employment?
Primary Sector
Secondary Sector
Tertiary Sector
Quaternary Sector
The sector that involves manufacturing.
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
The sector that involves the development of hi-tech products.
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Which is the most dominant sector in a country that is at a high level of development?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Importing goods is:
The sale of goods to another country
Beneficial to a country's economy
The buying of goods from another country
The movement of people around the globe
Rapid integration or interconnection between countries is known as:
Privatisation
Free trade
Globalisation
Liberalisation
W.T.O. was started at the initiative of which one of the following group of countries?
Poor countries
Developed countries
Developing countries
All of the above
Which of the following is not a feature of a Multi-National Company?
It owns/controls production in more than one nation.
It sets up factories where it is close to the markets
It employs labour only from its own country
It organises production in complex ways
Globalisation, by connecting countries, shall result in
lesser competition among producers
greater competition among producers
no change in competition among producers
All of the above
What is the aim of the WTO?
To established trade blocks
To favor developing countries only
To promote free trade around the globe
None of these
What does TNC stand for?
Trans national corporations
Trade nations conference
Trans national countries
Trial national cooperations
Which one of the following is a characteristic of globalisation
Low levels of labour migration
The development of global brands
A decrease in foreign direct investment
A reduction in out-sourcing and off-shoring of production
Which of the following is NOT a transnational corporation (TNC)?
Local newsagent
Shell
Ford
Importing goods is:
The sale of goods to another country
Beneficial to a country's economy
The buying of goods from another country
The movement of people around the globe
A disadvantage of globalisation for manufacturers in the UK would include which one of the following
Access to wider markets
Difficult to find workers
Low-cost competition from overseas firms
The spread of technology could cause local unemployment
