Complete Fig. 3.1, a divided bar graph, by using the data below to represent the employment structure of Pakistan. Table: Sector / Percentage (%): Primary 42, Secondary 14, Tertiary 44.
Complete the table by sorting the jobs from the list below into the correct groups. One example has been completed for you. Categories: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary. Example given: farmer (Primary), factory worker (Secondary), teacher (Tertiary). Jobs to classify: nurse, train driver, builder, chef, miner, fisherman.
Study Fig. 3.2, a world map, and then shade and label two countries that are major importers of products from Pakistan.
Name three major products brought into Pakistan through imports.
Define ‘trade deficit’.
Study Fig. 3.3, a bar graph that shows Pakistan’s exports and imports in millions of rupees for the years 1979-80, 1989-90, 1999-2000 and 2002-03. Key: exports, imports. A. Calculate the trade deficit for 1979-1980. Circle one correct answer: +23519, -90114, -23519, +46929. B. Identify how the trade deficit has changed from 1979 to 2003. Circle one correct answer: increased, stayed the same, decreased.
Explain why Pakistan has a trade deficit. Expand your answer.
The negative Balance of Payments must be fixed if future economic growth is to be secured. Read the two views below about fixing the Balance of Payments in Pakistan. View A says: "The best way to correct the Balance of Payments is to increase exports." View B says: "The best way to correct the Balance of Payments is to restrict imports." Which view do you support more? Give reasons to justify your answer and refer to examples you have studied. You should consider View A and View B in your answer.