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IGCSE 1.2 Classification of Business

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  • Identify an example of a country that has depleted its primary resources.
    Somalia depleted its forests by cutting them all down
  • A lumberjack works in which sector of the economy?
    Primary sector
  • Oil refining belongs to which sector of the economy?
    Secondary sector
  • Define deindustralization. Why does it occur?
    Decline in importance of secondary sector: lost jobs as developing countries more competitive in manufacturing with lower wages
  • Provide an example of a chain of production (other than the one looked at in class)
    Apple juice: Primary (extracting apples) --> Secondary (plants that turn apples to juice) --> Tertiary (supermarkets selling apple juice)
  • Restaurants belong to which sector of the economy?
    Tertiary sector
  • Bangladesh is a fast-growing, developing country. What do we expect to happen to employment in the three sectors over time?
    Tertiary sector becomes increasingly important as service industry grows bigger.
  • Meta belongs to which sector of the economy?
    Tertiary sector
  • Explain THREE factors that determine whether a sector is important in a particular country.
    Education levels of workforce, Level of development, abundance of natural resources
  • Explain THREE reasons why the tertiary sector becomes more important as a country develops.
    Secondary less competitive due to higher wages, primary resources depleted, people spend more on services
  • Define what is meant by the secondary sector.
    The sector that turns raw materials from the primary sector to manufactured goods.
  • Explain the relationship between specialization and the different economic sectors.
    People / businesses specialize in what they're good at, leading to businesses focusing on different stages of production (i.e. the sectors)