Economic Activities Flashcards

(8 cards)

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What is a primary economic activity?

A

Those in which people get natural resources from the land or sea

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What is a secondary economic activity?

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Those in which people process or manufacture products, e.g. car man

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What is a tertiary economic activity?

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Those that provide useful services for people, e.g. driving taxis, lawyers or teachers

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4
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Give me an example of a primary economic activity

A

Fishing
farming
forestry
mining
quarrying 

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5
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How the physical landscape influences farming

A

Climate soil fertile and relief or height

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What part of Ireland is bad for farming and give a short reason why?

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The west of Ireland it’s very rocky is raining 250 days per year the climate is temper oceanic and it has lots of rocks 

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7
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What is arable farming?

A

 the growing of crops

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8
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What is pastoral farming?

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Animal farming

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