4.1

Question 1

Classifying economic activity: Types of economic activity

Answer 1

• primary: extracting raw materials from the ground
• secondary: manufacturing and processing raw materials
• tertiary: services
• quaternary: technology and research based
• quinary: management

Question 2

Classifying economic activity: Full time employment

Answer 2

• fixed contract hours, minimum 35 hours
  ✅ consistent pay so allows budgets
  ✅ gives people stability
  ❌ not available for everyone as not flexible

Question 3

Classifying economic activity: Part time employment

Answer 3

• less than 35 hours a week
  ✅ employment rights
  ✅ increased flexibility
  ❌ lower paid

Question 4

Classifying economic activity: Fixed term contracts

Answer 4

• a contract with an end date
  ✅ guaranteed income
  ✅ can be renewed
  ❌ creates uncertainty

Question 5

Classifying economic activity: Self employed

Answer 5

• own your own business
  ✅ high pay ceiling
  ✅ flexible
  ❌ dependent on success of business
  ❌ no employment rights

Question 6

Classifying economic activity: Permanent employment

Answer 6

• contract doesn’t have end date
  ✅ offers stability
  ✅ ability to progress
  ❌ lacks variation

Question 7

Classifying economic activity: Gig economy

Answer 7

• short term free lance work
  ✅ flexible
  ❌ open to exploitation

Question 8

Classifying economic activity: Temporary contract

Answer 8

• for a short period
  ✅ good for experience
  ✅ potential for permanent position
  ❌ uncertainty

Question 9

Classifying economic activity: Zero hours

Answer 9

• guaranteed zero hours
  ✅ flexible
  ❌ unpredictable

Question 10

Spiral of decline

Answer 10

• Occurs when there are is a series of ongoing problems in an area
• one problem can lead to another
• this reinforces the original problem
• eg deindustrialisation creating closure of factories leading to unemployment

Question 11

What is brain drain

Answer 11

• professionals move to areas with advanced employment

Question 12

Differences in economic activity reflected in social factors

Answer 12

• health inequality:those living in the most deprived areas spend nearly a third of their lives in poor health
• life expectancy: males living in the most deprived areas can expect to live 9 fewer years
• levels of education

Question 13

variations in pay and life expectancy in London vs north east

Answer 13

• London is more tertiary and quaternary sector - average wage of £44,370
• north east is more secondary and tertiary - average wage is £31,000
• Qol varies with male life expectancy in London being - 80
• average male life expectancy in north east is - 63

Question 14

Worcester vs watchet economic activity

Question 15

Worcester vs watchet life expectancy