0455.6.1.2 — advantages and disadvantages of For consumers, firms and the economy. specialisation at a national level.: past paper questions
Real questions on 0455.6.1.2 — advantages and disadvantages of for consumers, firms and the economy. specialisation at a national level.
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- 0455/11 · October/November 2024 · Q27[1]
Which statement shows two benefits for consumers from specialisation at a national level?
See it on the paper → - 0455/11 · May/June 2024 · Q27[1]
What is an advantage to a firm of specialisation at a national level?
See it on the paper → - 0455/23 · May/June 2022 · Q1g[6]
Discuss whether or not specialisation at a national level is harmful to an economy.
See it on the paper → - 0455/12 · October/November 2021 · Q27[1]
A country specialises in the production of steel, toys and textiles. What is a disadvantage of specialisation for the country’s workers?
See it on the paper → - 0455/23 · October/November 2021 · Q5d[8]
Discuss whether or not an increase in a country’s manufacturing output will increase its economic development.
See it on the paper → - 0455/12 · May/June 2021 · Q10[1]
What would be a disadvantage of specialisation for a worker?
See it on the paper → - 0455/22 · May/June 2021 · Q1b[2]
Identify two disadvantages of a country specialising.
See it on the paper → - 0455/22 · May/June 2021 · Q1e[4]
Analyse why China buys most of its cherries from Chile.
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What examiners said
Most candidates could identify overdependence or over-specialisation as a reason why a country could find specialisation harmful. Better responses then used examples to illustrate this, with dependence upon food imports, potentially leading to starvation, being the most popular approach. Other candidates then explored the problem of resource exhaustion to complete that side of the discussion. Good...
— Examiner report, May/June 2022, 0455/23 Q1(g) (Cambridge)
Candidates generally understood both what was meant by the manufacturing sector and the term ‘economic development’. Strong answers discussed how greater manufacturing output led to more employment, economies of scale as firms got bigger, higher incomes and standard of living. A few explained within the context of a developing country moving from a large primary to a large secondary sector. Answer...
— Examiner report, October/November 2021, 0455/23 Q5(d) (Cambridge)
The two most common disadvantages identified were demand falling and supply being harmed by bad weather. Some candidates did not consider the question carefully and wrote about the disadvantages of workers rather than countries specialising. Others did make use of the source material.
— Examiner report, May/June 2021, 0455/22 Q1(b) (Cambridge)
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