Geography First Year Exam

Question 1

Primary economic activity

Answer 1

Primary activities are jobs that involve working from the earths rocks,soils and waters

Question 2

Secondary economic activity

Answer 2

Secondary activities are jobs that involve making or manufacturing something

Question 3

Tertiary economic activity

Answer 3

Tertiary activities are jobs providing a service that is useful to people

Question 4

Primary jobs

Answer 4

Farmer,fisher,miner,forestry worker

Question 5

Secondary jobs

Answer 5

Carpenter,builder,baker,factory worker

Question 6

Tertiary jobs

Answer 6

Garda,teacher,solicitor,shopkeeper

Question 7

Renewable energy

Answer 7

A renewable energy is an energy that can be used over and over again sustainably and won’t run out

Question 8

Renewable energy examples

Answer 8

Solar,wind,hydroelectric

Question 9

Non-renewable energy

Answer 9

A non-renewable energy is an energy that can be used a few times but will eventually run out

Question 10

Non-renewable energy examples

Answer 10

Oil,coal,natural gas, nuclear energy

Question 11

Unstainable exploitation

Answer 11

Overuse of earths resources so that they become depleted and we will run out of them in the future, for example fishing. Overfishing means that fish cannot breed or replenish their stocks

Question 12

Sustainable exploitation of fishing

Answer 12

To fish sustainably and not overfish, so that we can maintain our stocks and that they are able to replenish their stocks and continue to fish

Question 13

Reason one for overfishing

Answer 13

Ireland is a member of the EEC, this meant that Ireland gave up control of their waters to the EEC. Therefore Ireland did not control or have acces to the amount of fish that could be caught. Which meant countries with much bigger populations and fishing industries could fish in Irish waters

Question 14

Reason two for overfishing

Answer 14

Modern technology, this technology has allowed to detect the exact location of fish schools. This meant that large catches of fish could be caught at once which happened continuously therefore leading to overfishing

Question 15

Reason one on the increase of forestry

Answer 15

One reason is the investment programme coillte,coillte is a growing awareness of the importance of forestry

Question 16

Reason two of the increase in forestry

Answer 16

The second reason is coillte has sold land to a private investment British company, therefore this led to an increase in planting of forests in Ireland

Question 17

Water cycle

Answer 17

1. Evaporation
2. Transpiration
3. Condensation
4. Precipitation
5. Interception
6. Infiltration
7. Percolation

Question 18

Irrigation

Answer 18

Artificial watering of land

Question 19

Limerick city: what does it do?

Answer 19

Processes 60 million literals of drinking water each day

Question 20

Limerick city: where does it come from?

Answer 20

It comes from the river Shannon

Question 21

Limerick city: what are the processes to make it clean?

Answer 21

1. Filter
2. Add chemicals
3. Storage
4. Waste water

Question 22

Central valley project: why?

Answer 22

1. Climates mostly warm
2. Droughts
3. Hot summers

Question 23

Central valley project: advantages

Answer 23

1. High in production of fruit and veg
2. Water supply for local towns and cities

Question 24

Central valley project: disadvantages

Answer 24

1. Very expensive
2. A lot of water

Question 25

Hydroelectric power

Answer 25

Formation of electricity from the power of falling water

Question 26

Reason one advantages on wind energy

Answer 26

Environmentally, it is a clean energy source that doesn’t emit greenhouse gasses such as CO2 once it’s made

Question 27

Reason two advantages on wind energy

Answer 27

Economically it cites our reliance on foreign imports of oil and gassses which are highly expensive

Question 28

Deforestation negative impact

Answer 28

One negative impact is the increase of CO2 in our atmosphere. Increased CO2 will trap even more UV radiation, therefore leading to global warming. Global warming will lead to melting ice bergs which means high sea levels. This could lead to floods in the coastal areas.