Ireland's Peat Bogs.

Question 0

Describe raised bogs.

Answer 0

Bogs are found in midlands and can be 8metres deep.

Question 1

Name the two types of bogs.

Answer 1

Raised bogs and blanket bogs

Question 2

Describe blanket bogs

Answer 2

Blanket bogs are found on mountains and are 1.5metres deep.

Question 3

Traditional ways of cutting peat and what did irish people use peat for.

Answer 3

• irish people for centuries extracted peat/turf from bogs as fuel for cooking and heating their homes.
• workers use a sléan to cut sods of turf . The turf was let to dry and carried home with a horse and cart.

Question 4

Modern peat productions

Answer 4

•in 1946 the irish government set up bord na móna to develop the peat industry. Bord na móna used modern technology to speed up the explotation of the bogs.

Question 5

Sets in peat production

Answer 5

1. The bogs are prepared. They are drain levelled and supplied with railway tracks.
2. The peat is harvested
3. The peat is transported from the bog
4. The processed peat is sold to the market
   •power stations to produce electricity
   •makes briquettes
   •moss peat for planting

Question 6

Name the machines and functions used in modern peat production

Answer 6

Ditcher - drains the bog
Grader - levels the bog
Miller - scrapes loose a shallow layer
Harrow - harrows the layer pulled by a tractor.
Ridger - peat is gathered in ridges and is covered in plastic

Question 7

The future of Ireland’s peat bogs

Answer 7

Windfarms
•bogs are an ideal place for Windfarms because they have flat land,exposed to landscape (no wind) and few residential areas.
WildLife Sanctuary
•bogs are unique habitat so preserving them is important to maintain biodiversity. Creasing this will attract tourist.