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Chapter 19 - Secondary Economic Activity Flashcards

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Define secondary economic activity

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Where raw materials are processed, or processed materials are further processes

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What is an entrepreneur?

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A person who organises and takes on the risk of a new business

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What are the 8 factors that influence where a factory develops?

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  1. Raw materials
  2. Labour
  3. Transport facilities
  4. Markets
  5. Services
  6. Capital
  7. Government Policies
  8. Preferences
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Describe weight gain industries

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When the finished product is bigger/heavier than the resource material e.g flour -> bread

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Describe weight loss industries

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When the finished product is smaller/lighter that the raw material it was made from e.g trees-> timber

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Outline the system at Intel (Leixlip)

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  • Input -> silicon
  • Process -> manufacturing of silicon chips, involves making transistors
  • Outputs -> microprocessors
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What are footloose industries?

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industries that can locate in a wide variety of places. i.e. aren’t tied to a particular location

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What is industrial inertia?

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When a company has every reason to move but decides not to

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What is a MNC?

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A Multinational Corporation - an enterprise that produces at least 25% of its world output outside its country of origin e.g Coca-Cola

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Outline the system at Auginish Alumina

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  • Input -> bauxite, caustic soda, electricity
  • Process -> bauxite is crushed and mixed with caustic soda and heated
  • Output -> alumina powder
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What is the IDA and what does it do?

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Industrial Development Agency- works to attract foreign investors to Ireland

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What percentage of women made up the Irish workforce in 1998?

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38.6%

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What percentage of women made up the Irish workforce in 2005?

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41.8%

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What percentage of women made up the Irish workforce in 2011?

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44%

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What were the 3 main reasons for the changing role of women in industry in Ireland?

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> Free secondary education
Employment Equality Acts
The Women’s Liberation Movement

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Describe how education changed the role of women in industry in Ireland

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The introduction of free secondary education for all in the late 1960s early 1970s gave girls a better chance to education. Many more went to third level education and on to have careers

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What did the Employment Equality Acts do?

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It made discrimination based on gender illegal

18
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What did the women’s liberation movement do?

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This changed the status of women. It meant they could continue to work after marriage

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Outline some of the gender inequalities for women in employment

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  • Many women work in lower paid jobs e.g. office/factory work, catering, cleaning
  • Women are often paid less than men, even when doing the same or similar job
  • Men are more likely to hold senior positions
  • Many more women than men work part-time
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What are industrialised countries?

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  • Located in developing world
  • Most industrialised regions in world
  • A high proportion of their population work in highly-paid secondary and tertiary sectors
  • E.g. Europe (especially Germany), USA, Japan, Australia
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What are newly industrialised countries?

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  • Located in developing world
  • Most workers employed in poorly-paid manufacturing jobs
  • Industrial growth is rapid
  • E.g. India, Brazil
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What are industrially emergent countries?

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  • Located in least developed economies
  • Industry is very limited
  • Rate of industrial growth is slow
  • E.g. Mali, Ethiopia
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What is acid rain?

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Polluted rain containing dissolved sulphur or nitrogen oxides

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How is acid rain formed?

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When burned, fossil fuels release sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. These combine with water vapour in the atmosphere and eventually fall as acid rain

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What are the negative affects of acid rain?

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  • Wears away stone buildings and statues
  • Washes nutrients from soil and destroys crops
  • Creates rapid growth in young trees, affects photosynthesis and can wipe out forests
  • Kills fish

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