EAE

Economic Activity and Energy topic of Geography

what is the primary employment sector?

exploitation of raw materials

what is the secondary sector?

manufacturing the primary materials into finished products

what is the tertiary sector?

provision of services

what is the quaternary sector?

use of high technology to provide information and expertise

what is the product chain?

the full sequence of activities needed to turn raw materials into a finished product

how does the availability of raw materials influence the number of people employed in the employment sectors?

industries requiring heavy and bulky raw materials tend to locate as close as possible to these raw materials - high levels of primary and secondary sectors

how does globalisation influence the number of people employed in the employment sector?

allows for deindustrialisation which reduces secondary sectors

how does mechanisation influence the number of people employed in the employment sector?

reduces the amount of people needed in primary sector

what is industrialisation?

the rise of employment in the manufacturing industry

what is deindustrialisation?

the long term decline in employment in manufacturing industry

what does the clark-fisher model show

the decrease in primary sector through time, rise and fall of secondary sector in the industrial phase, rise of tertiary sector

What are the main causes of the informal economy?

rural to urban migration

What are the characteristics of the informal economy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

What are the causes of the informal economy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

What factors effect the location of economic activity in the primary sector?