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1.2 The Classification of Business ActivitiesUnit 1: Exploring Business Purposes
1.2 The Classification of Business Activities
Unit 1: Exploring Business Purposes
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Contents
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For more detailed instructions, see the Getting Started presentation
Teacher’s notes included in the Notes Page
Flash activity (these activities are not editable) Extension activity Web addresses Sound
Printable activityKey skills
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The growth and decline of the sectors
The decline of primary and secondary industries
The growth of the tertiary sector
In this section, you will consider the relative growth and decline of businesses in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors.
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Money, money, money!
This is because businesses:
What sort of businesses do you think are the most profitable in the UK today?
Within the UK, certain types of business activity are more common than others.
are attracted towards activities that are profitable
avoid activities that are not profitable.
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Growth and decline
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Assignment: In the news!
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In the news! Businesses in growth and decline
Currently in the UK there is a general decline in the number of businesses that deal with raw materials, but a growth in those which provide services.
In 2006, for example, over 8 times more people were employed in restaurants and hotels than in jobs connected to agriculture, hunting, forestry or fishing.
Look for recent news articles about businesses which are in growth or decline.
What type of business activity are these businesses involved in?
What do you think the reasons are behind their growth and decline?
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Assignment: Industry growth and decline
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Industry growth and decline: photo clue
Examine this photograph and consider it in the context of industry growth and decline.
As a class, discuss the following questions:
To which industry does this business activity belong?
What does the photograph show evidence of?
What does this suggest about the performance of the industry sector to which this business activity belongs?
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What does this graph suggest about the growth and decline of the different sectors?
UK employment by sector
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Trends in business activity: employment
In the past, Britain was more dependent on the primary and secondary sectors for income and jobs.
An increase in employment in a sector usually means that sector is growing.
Can you think of any reasons why increased employment in a sector might be a misleading
indication of overall performance?
Today, the fastest growing sector in the UK is the tertiary sector, representing around 82% of the workforce.
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What does this graph suggest about the growth and decline of the different sectors?
UK output by sector
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Trends in business activity: sector output
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Decline: primary and secondary sectors
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Growth: tertiary sector
The growth in the tertiary sector has occurred for a number of reasons:
Increases in disposable income have resulted in consumers spending more money on services, e.g. in restaurants, at the cinema, or on holidays.
Many tertiary businesses in the UK sell their services abroad as well as at home.
The tertiary sector has less scope for automation than the primary and secondary sectors, so workers cannot be as easily replaced by machines.
Can you think of any tertiary businesses on which automation might have had a negative impact?
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Assignment: Tertiary sector growth
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Tertiary sector growth
Using these photographs as a starting point, prepare a presentation:
examining areas of growth in the tertiary sector in recent years
explaining the reasons for this growth using real-life examples.
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Technological developments(demand shifts as new gadgets are brought out and renderolder versions obsolete).
Changes in business activity
The reasons for the growth and decline of business activities are constantly changing. They are particularly affected by:
How have each of the above factors affected the primary, secondary and tertiary industries?
Consumer wants and needs(influenced by trends, seasons, lifestyle and advertising)
Number of people employed in the business(whether activity relies on manpower or automation)
Value of the goods and services provided(how expensive they are and whether they are considered good value for money)
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Wheel of Misfortune
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Beat the boss!
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Glossary