O-LevelGeographyEconomic development2217/13 · Oct/Nov 2018 · Q625 Marks

(a) Study Fig. 6.1, which is a graph showing information about the employment structure of Sweden (an MEDC) and Myanmar (an LEDC). [Figure 6.1]

(a)(i)Plot a cross on Fig. 6.1 to show the following information about the employment structure of Ghana: Primary 45% Secondary 15% Tertiary 40%[1]
(a)(ii)Give one example of primary employment and one example of tertiary employment.[2]
(a)(iii)Using information from Fig. 6.1 only, compare the employment structure of Sweden and Myanmar.[3]
(a)(iv)Suggest reasons for the difference in employment structure between Sweden and Myanmar.[4]
(b)Study Fig. 6.2 (Insert), which shows information about the car assembly industry.
(b)(i)Use Fig. 6.2 to explain what is meant by assembly industry.[3]
(b)(ii)Explain how the location of industry can be influenced by transport.[5]
(c)Describe the local and global environmental risks of an economic activity which takes place in a named area you have studied. Name of area .............................................. Economic activity ..............................................[7]

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Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

[1] Plot on graph
[2] Primary = farming/fishing/mining etc.; Tertiary = teaching/banking/working in an office/driver/doctor etc.; 2 @ 1 mark
[3] Sweden has: More tertiary; Less primary; more secondary; Main employment in Sweden is tertiary but in Myanmar it is primary (Or could refer to Myanmar but answer must be comparative); 3 @ 1 mark
[4] Ideas such as: More mechanization/technology in Sweden; Many (subsistence) farmers in Myanmar; More Industrialization/building of factories in Sweden/few factories in Myanmar/more TNCs in Sweden; Exhaustion/lack of natural resources in Sweden/more natural resources to exploit in Myanmar; Better skills/education in Sweden; People can afford more services/examples in Sweden; Sweden can import more; More tourism in Sweden; etc.; 4 @ 1 mark
[3] Use components/different/premade parts; Produced by different factories/suppliers; These are put together; 3 @ 1 mark
[5] Ideas such as: Near roads; Near railways/railway stations; Near ports/harbours/rivers/canals; Near airports; To transport raw materials/inputs/imports; To transport finished goods/outputs/exports; To reduce costs; To increase speed; Especially bulky materials(dev); Especially perishable goods (dev); 5 @ 1 mark or development
[7] Content Guide: Reference can be made to any economic activity at any scale, such as: Agriculture; Manufacturing; Tourism; Forestry; Mining; Fishing; Power generation etc. Depending on the choice of economic activity impacts may include: Soil erosion; Loss of vegetation; Destruction of habitats; Loss of food chains; Water pollution; Air pollution; Death of wildlife; Global warming; Acid rain etc.; Place specific reference is likely to consist of: Locational details of economic activity; Names of place within chosen area; Specific details of/data on impacts on species etc.