A region specialises in tourism. Visitor spending raises local incomes, but employment becomes seasonal and falls sharply after an international travel disruption. Which conclusion is best?
Specialisation must lower regional income because tourism is a service
Specialisation can create efficiency and income gains while increasing dependence on one market
Exchange prevents seasonal unemployment
The region operates in the primary sector because it uses beaches
28 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Economics 2.1 The role of markets, covering 2.1.1 What is a market, 2.1.2 Primary, secondary and tertiary sectors, 2.1.3 Factor and product markets, and 2.1.4 Specialisation and exchange. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.