Pakistan Studies 2059 · O Level · Secondary and tertiary industries

Secondary and tertiary industries — practice question

(a(i))[3]

Study Fig. 4.1, a diagram that shows where the main products of some of Pakistan’s major industries are intended to go. Complete Fig. 4.1 by drawing arrows to link each type of industry with the correct product and its main destination. One example is already filled in. Fig. 4.1 contains boxes with text: Types of industry: crafts; sports goods; iron and steel; surgical instruments. Products: needles/scalpels/scissors; carpets/rugs; footballs/cricket bats; metal rolls/bars/tubes/wires/sheets. Destinations: export market; domestic market; domestic and export market.

(a(ii))[3]

State one city where each of the following industries is found in Pakistan: sports goods; iron and steel; surgical instruments.

(a(iii))[1]

To which sector do the types of industry named in (a)(i) belong? Circle the correct answer: primary, secondary, tertiary.

(b(i))[3]

Study Fig. 4.2 (Insert), a photograph taken inside a steel mill in Pakistan. Using Fig. 4.2 only, describe three features of the steel mill shown.

(b(ii))[2]

Study Fig. 4.3, a line graph that shows how the percentage share of total employment by employment sector in Pakistan changed between 2012 and 2020. Complete Fig. 4.3 by plotting the percentage share employed in the secondary sector in 2018 and the tertiary sector in 2020 using the information below: secondary, 2018, 25%; tertiary, 2020, 38%. Fig. 4.3 key shows: primary sector; secondary sector; tertiary sector.

(b(iii))[3]

Suggest reasons for the change in the percentage share of total employment for each employment sector shown in Fig. 4.3: primary; secondary; tertiary.

(c)[4]

Explain two factors that influence where the iron and steel industry is located in Pakistan. You should develop your answer.

(d)[6]

The informal sector is significant in many of Pakistan’s major industries. To what extent does informal labour benefit the economic development of Pakistan? Give reasons to justify your judgement and refer to examples you have studied. You should consider different points of view in your answer.

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This 25-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Sports goods matches footballs/cricket bats for the export market

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