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M2- Compare areas of growth or decline in the primary, secondary and tertiary sector of business activities.
The Primary sector includes areas such as agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing, energy and water; over the years the primary sector has drop dramatically in regards to the number of people that have been working in the ‘primary’ sector; In 1978, there was 1,127,000 people working in the primary sector, but in 2008 the amount of workers that stopped working for the primary sector was 705,000 people, as it dropped to 422,000 people. The most dramatic fall in the primary sector was energy and water, because in 1978, 678,000 people were working in that industry, but in 2012 the number of people that stopped working for that industry was 506,000 people as it fell to 172,000 people. Also in the agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing industry the number dropped by 199,000 people.
The reason for this big decrease in the primary sector is because; firstly, the UK cannot compete against cheap imported foreign primary products, such a as fruit and vegetables secondly, there are less natural resource now e.g. less fish in the sea and less coal so fewer people are employed in those industrial sectors. Thirdly, there has been a decline in primary jobs as technology has been replacing workers, for example a tractor is used for harvesting instead of farmers doing it by hand. Lastly, a lot of people in the primary sector have moved to the tertiary sector e.g. making a business out of their animals for the tourist (horse riding). The reason for this is because they can earn more profit in providing a service than they do in the primary sector.
The Secondary sector includes, all manufacturing and construction; over the years the secondary sector has also dropped dramatically in regards to the amount of people working in this ‘secondary’ sector; in 1978, there were 8,295,000 people working for the secondary sector, but in 2008, the number of people employed
The Primary sector includes areas such as agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing, energy and water; over the years the primary sector has drop dramatically in regards to the number of people that have been working in the ‘primary’ sector; In 1978, there was 1,127,000 people working in the primary sector, but in 2008 the amount of workers that stopped working for the primary sector was 705,000 people, as it dropped to 422,000 people. The most dramatic fall in the primary sector was energy and water, because in 1978, 678,000 people were working in that industry, but in 2012 the number of people that stopped working for that industry was 506,000 people as it fell to 172,000 people. Also in the agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing industry the number dropped by 199,000 people.
The reason for this big decrease in the primary sector is because; firstly, the UK cannot compete against cheap imported foreign primary products, such a as fruit and vegetables secondly, there are less natural resource now e.g. less fish in the sea and less coal so fewer people are employed in those industrial sectors. Thirdly, there has been a decline in primary jobs as technology has been replacing workers, for example a tractor is used for harvesting instead of farmers doing it by hand. Lastly, a lot of people in the primary sector have moved to the tertiary sector e.g. making a business out of their animals for the tourist (horse riding). The reason for this is because they can earn more profit in providing a service than they do in the primary sector.
The Secondary sector includes, all manufacturing and construction; over the years the secondary sector has also dropped dramatically in regards to the amount of people working in this ‘secondary’ sector; in 1978, there were 8,295,000 people working for the secondary sector, but in 2008, the number of people employed