Jobs people do in different places
Geography · Key Stage 1 · The School
A place shapes its jobs
The jobs in a place often depend on what is around it. Near the sea, there are fishing jobs. Near good farmland, there are farming jobs. In a big city, there are office jobs. The place comes first. The jobs follow the land.
A farming village
A village surrounded by fields often has farmers, tractor drivers, and people who sell what is grown. A small shop, a pub and a school might be the only other jobs around. Fewer people means fewer kinds of job.
A big city
A big city has many more kinds of job. Offices. Hospitals. Shops. Restaurants. Building sites. Train stations. Far more people means far more different jobs, all packed close together in the same small area. City and village both need workers.
Matching four jobs to four places
Match each job to the place it best suits. A fisherman: a coastal town with a harbour. A farmer: a village surrounded by fields. An office worker: a big city with tall buildings. A ski instructor: a mountain town with snow. Each job needs something specific from the land or the sea around it. Move any one of these jobs to the wrong place, and it simply could not exist there at all.
Places change, jobs change too
When a place changes, its jobs often change too. A fishing village with fewer fish might turn to tourism instead. A farming village near a new road might gain new shops. Jobs are never fixed forever; they follow the place.