Economic Activities Flashcards
What is a primary economic activities?
These are jobs the remove earths raw materials
What is a secondary economic activity?
These are jobs that process raw materials into products
What is a tertiary economic activity?
These are jobs the provide a service
Name some examples of primary economic activities?
Fishing
Farming
Forestry
Mining
Why does overfishing occur in Ireland?
As the continental shelf is right off are coast
What is the continental shelf?
This is an area of water that is much shallower- therefore warmer which attracts more fish
Name the three methods of sea fishing?
Trawling
Purse seining
Drift netting
What is trawling?
Trawling is when u drop a big net to the seabed and pull it along. This method is used to catch fish near the sea
What is purse seining?
Used to catch fish near the surface. Like a big bucket that they leave for a while until it’s full and then pull it to the surface
What is drift netting?
This method has been banned in Ireland. Nets hand vertically in the water without being anchored to the bottom. The nets are kept vertical by weights
Name methods of protecting fish species?
Having fishing seasons
Increase price
Different size nets
You are only allowed fish in ur area
What do farmers do?
Grow and collect raw materials
What is an arable farm?
This is a crop only farm
What is a partoral farm?
This is an animal only farm
What is a mixed farm?
Crops and animals
Name some inputs in a mixed farm?
Soil
Machinery
Buildings
Name some processes of a mixed farm?
Cows are milked
Barley is planted
Tilage land is ploughed
Name some outputs of a mixed farm?
Beef cattle
Slurry
Milk to be co-op
Vegetables and fruits
What do they do in winter?
Young cattle are introduced to the rest of the herd
Cattle sold to factory
What happens in spring?
Calving and rearing of young calves
Milking cattle
Spreading manure
What do they do in summer?
Silage is cut and bailed for storage
Fertiliser is spread for boost growth
Milking of cattle
What do they do in autumn?
Cattle brought indoors
Harvesting of crops
Beef cattle sold
What are the three types of economic activities?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
