Structure of Employment Investigation Y8 2004

Main Hypothesis:

Employment Structure varies from place to place and time to time.

Sub hypotheses:

In past times more people worked in primary jobs

People working in Less Developed Countries are more likely to work in primary

Women are more likely to work in tertiary jobs than men

1)  You must use the heading as the title for your work.

2)  You must write out the hypotheses and as you do in science, write a brief explanation of what each hypothesis means and why you think it might be true.

3)  You need to draw diagrams and graphs to illustrate the results of your questionnaires. Each graph needs to have a title and appropriately chosen scales. You should use different colours to illustrate the data. You should try to draw a variety of different graphs.

4)  You need to write a couple of sentences to say what each graph shows and then you need to explain and analyse the pattern produced. You should refer back to your initial hypotheses and say whether you accept or reject them.

5)  Can you suggest any reasons for the employment patterns you have observed? Try to write down six reasons for the patterns.

Mark Scheme

Foundation You have compared the employment structure between two places and have offered some reasons for the differences. You appreciate how these differences affect people’s lives. You have used a range of skills in your practical work.

Intermediate You have been able to describe and offer explanations for differing employment patterns. You can see how there may be differences and similarities between places. Your practical work involved a wide range of graph and mapping skills and your conclusions were plausible and well presented.

Higher You have a full understanding of the processes which are in operation to change the patterns of employment. You recognise, describe and explain the interactions between people and their environment. You selected and used your map-work and graphing skills accurately and well and reached substantiated conclusions. You were able to suggest improvements in your approach