economic activities Flashcards
what is an economic activity
what people do to learn a living
what is a primary activity
are jobs that involve working directly with the earths soil
rocks and waters eg. farmer or fisher or forestry worker
what is a secondary activity
jobs that involve making or manufacturing something
eg. carpenter,factory worker and baker
what is a tertiary activity
involove providing a service eg. teacher,garda,solicitor
what is evaporation
evaporation occurs when the sun heats up water in rivers,oceans,lakes trees and plants and turns it into water vapour
what is condensation
water vapour rises into the air
forms tiny droplets which turn into clouds
what is precipitation
when so much water condenses the air cannot hold it anymore clouds get heavy water falls back onto eart snow,sleet,rain,hail
what is irrigation
irrigation is the artificial watering of the land
what is an input
things that need to be put into the farm eg. cattle
what is a process
these are tasks or jobs taken out by the farmer each year eg.milking
what is an output
these are the products on the farm and what the farmer sells eg. milk
example of deciduous
oak and ash
example of evergreen
spruce and pine