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Economic Activities Flashcards

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What is a primary economic activities?

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These are jobs the remove earths raw materials

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What is a secondary economic activity?

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These are jobs that process raw materials into products

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What is a tertiary economic activity?

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These are jobs the provide a service

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Name some examples of primary economic activities?

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Fishing
Farming
Forestry
Mining

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Why does overfishing occur in Ireland?

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As the continental shelf is right off are coast

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What is the continental shelf?

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This is an area of water that is much shallower- therefore warmer which attracts more fish

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Name the three methods of sea fishing?

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Trawling
Purse seining
Drift netting

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What is trawling?

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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

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What is purse seining?

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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

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What is drift netting?

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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

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Name methods of protecting fish species?

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Having fishing seasons
Increase price
Different size nets
You are only allowed fish in ur area

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What do farmers do?

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Grow and collect raw materials

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What is an arable farm?

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This is a crop only farm

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What is a partoral farm?

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This is an animal only farm

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What is a mixed farm?

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Crops and animals

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Name some inputs in a mixed farm?

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Soil
Machinery
Buildings

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Name some processes of a mixed farm?

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Cows are milked
Barley is planted
Tilage land is ploughed

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Name some outputs of a mixed farm?

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Beef cattle
Slurry
Milk to be co-op
Vegetables and fruits

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What do they do in winter?

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Young cattle are introduced to the rest of the herd

Cattle sold to factory

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What happens in spring?

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Calving and rearing of young calves
Milking cattle
Spreading manure

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What do they do in summer?

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Silage is cut and bailed for storage
Fertiliser is spread for boost growth
Milking of cattle

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What do they do in autumn?

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Cattle brought indoors
Harvesting of crops
Beef cattle sold

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What are the three types of economic activities?

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Primary
Secondary
Tertiary

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