Ist Year- Christmas Exam(long Questions)

Question 1

Explain two advantages of this scheme

Answer 1

One advantage of this scheme is that the San jaquin valley is no longer a semi-arid region.irrigation water allows for the production of wool,veg.lemons and oranges in the region.the Central Valley has become one of the richest argicultral region in the USA
A second advantage is that it brings water to big cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles

Question 2

Name one dis advantage of this scheme

Answer 2

One disadvantage of this scheme is the loss of agricultural land.the reservoirs have flooded some land behind the dam and as a result farmers had to abandon their farmland and move to other areas.it was also very expensive to build the dams and the cost of pumping the water is high so it increases the cost of the agricultural produce.the scheme cost the federal government 3.6 billion to construct

Question 3

Name the inputs in Apple

Answer 3

Labour-Apple cork enployes 4100 skilled educated people that aren’t nearby universities ex.ucc,cit and live in nearby towns ex.mallow,bandon,cork city
Capital-apples headquarters invested 100 million euro since 2009.the IDA has provided the industry with 17.5 million
Raw materials-the materials used to manufacture apple products ex.iPad,iMac include aluminium,steel and copper.apples electronic devices are becoming thinner and lighter so fewer materials are needed

Question 4

Name the processes in Apple

Answer 4

Apple has started to use blocks of aluminium to carve out the Mac book pro.the slabs of aluminium undergo 13 different cutting processes. The manufacturing prices is carried out in a clean room with workers wearing bunny suites.the products are packaged using recycled cardboard

Question 5

Name the outputs in Apple

Answer 5

Apple cork main output is the iMac. Other Apple products include iPad,iPod,iPhone. In 2011 Apple sold 72 million iPhones. 12 million iPads sold in Jan,Feb,March in 2015.they recycle all waste materials

Question 6

Why did Apple move to cork (government policy)

Answer 6

Government policy-Ireland’s low corporation tax of 12.5% encouraged Apple to locate in Ireland.this can be compared to 24% in the UK. Ireland is a member of the EU and therefore has access to the EU market and can trade freely. Apple has received €17.8 in Grant assistance from the IDA

Question 7

Two problems caused by acid rain

Answer 7

Acid rain washes out the nutrients of the soil. Trees become weak and vulnerable to defeat. Parts of the Black Forest in Germany have been wiped out because of this. Farmers have to purchase expensive fertilisers to put the nutrients back into the soil

Acid rain can damage stone buildings.the chemicals in the rain react badly with the minerals in the stone.the collusium in Rome and and the köln cathedral have been affected by this. This may affect tourism in the long run

Question 8

Name 2 solutions of acid rain

Answer 8

Coal-fired power stations are gradually being replaced with modern power stations that use natural gas.natural gas only releases car of dioxide

Incentives are being introduced to reduce car use ex.cycle to work scheme ex. The cycle to work scheme

Question 9

Name 2 reasons FOR incarnation

Answer 9

Landfill sites are filling up and there is little space left

Jobs can be created from the building and the maintenance of the landfill

Question 10

Two reasons AGAINST incarnation

Answer 10

They can be seen as an easy way to get rid of rubbish and so more environmentally options like recycling are not being explored enough

People living in the surrounding area fear that the toxins(arsenic,lead,dioxins,Mercury)emitted from the incinerators are carcinogenic and poisonous

Question 11

Describe the irrigation scheme you have studied

Answer 11

Dams have been built and reservoirs created on the sea regents river in the northern region of California.canals and aqueducts carry the Sacramento water to the San jaquin valley.the Central Valley scheme has prevented billions of dollars of damage from floods and allows cities and farms to grow and prosper on the valley floor

Question 12

Name the inputs in farming

Answer 12

Land-the land is flat with good drainage and fertile soil
Stock-seeds animals and fertilisers
Machinery-tractor,milking machine,plough,combine harvester,fertiliser spreader

Question 13

Name the processes in farming

Answer 13

Dairy farming-milking cows and breeding
Pastoral-feeding and caring for the animals
Arable farming-ploughing,sowing seeds.harvesting,they are the jobs that must be completed

Question 14

Name the outputs in farming

Answer 14

Dairy farming-calves,milk and manure
Pastoral farming-beef and manure for fertilising
Arable farming-crops,veg,straw

Question 15

Describe in detail one causes of overfishing

Answer 15

Modern technology-the improvement in sonar technology and radar equipment means fish are easier to locate and catch. In the past they used currachs to fish.they were very small boats,so they could not stay out to sea for long but now a days they have increased the size of trawlers meaning that they can stay out for sea for longer.there are also fridges on board so that they can preserve the fish.

Question 16

Explain three ways technology has been used to exploit bogs

Answer 16

In the past people used the bog to cut tire in order to heat their homes the turf was using a too, called a sléan.this was a very slow process and therefore the bog was exploited at a slow rate nowadays milled peat is used to generated electricity in power stations. Board na mona is responsible for this.it was set up in 1946 to exploit and harvest peat on and industrial scale and this meant that Ireland had its own energy source.
The killed peat was harvested using different type of machinery. This meant that the bog is being exploited at a much higher rate.a ditcher is used to dig drains to dry out the bog. A grader is used to level out the bog. a Miller harvests peat by scraping a thin layer of the bog. A Harrow is used to turn the loose peat on the surface to dry it and a ridger gathers the loose dried peat.
In the past a donkey and a cart was used to bring the turf from the bog to the houses but nowadays light railways have been built across the bog to bring the peat to power stations
In the past only people who lived nearby used the bogs. Today bord na mona run advertising campaigns to promote their peat products.these include moss peat for gardening and briquette and fire logs for home heating

Question 17

Describe in detail,two causes of overfishing

Answer 17

When Ireland joined the ECC in 1973 we gave up I the control of our waters.this meant that foreign trawlers could fish in our waters.this lead to more fish bieng caught

Question 18

Explain two solutions of overfishing (2)

Answer 18

The conservation zone. This can help becaus rod the strict quotas that had been set to help fish stocks recover.it is also illegal for any foreign trawlers to fish in this area in this area. It covers the are of 100000 km2of our coast of Ireland

Another way of stopping overfishing are quotas and seasons. Back then there was no closed fishing season to quotas so this meant fish could be caught all year round and there was no limit to what they could catch But nowadays fishing quotas and seasons have been set so this means that people can only fish at a certain time of the ear and they can only catch a certain amount.it is also illegal to catch any endangered fish ex.cod,haddock

Question 19

Why did app,e come to cork l

Answer 19

Being close to UCC and CIT ,Evans that there is a constant supply of skilled,educated people

As an English speaking country this suits the company with its HQ in America

Cork city and other large towns close by ex.Brandon,Cobb and Middleton provide the workforce.workers do not have far to travel

Question 20

Why did Apple move to cork t

Answer 20

Apple is located close to cork port and airport

Goods can be shipped worldwide at a lower cost

It is near main roads eg.N22 and N20 wich lead to the M8 motorway linking cork to Dublin ,the products can be distributed around Ireland by truck

Question 21

3 reasons why tourism has grown over the years

Answer 21

By law,people on Ireland and other developed country’s get paid time off work or holiday pay,this encourages them to take holidays either at home or abroad.it also makes holidays affordable for people

The package holiday has made booking holidays easy and more affordable.it is now possible to book flights and accommodation together wich takes out some stress out of organising a holiday

The Internet allows people to research different destinations

Question 22

Changes that occurred that increased women’s participation in the workforce

Answer 22

Free secondary education-before the 1960s everybody had to pay to go to school but afterwards everyone could go to school for free.this meant that both male and female could get an education

Women liberation movement-started in the us in the 1960.feminism led to change in status of women.this meant that they could do things they couldn’t before

The marriage bar-in 1932 when women got married they has to give up their job I’d she was working with the civil crevice eg.air lingus,teacher.the marrige bar was lifted in 1973 when island joined the ECC.this meant that women had a higher status and more worth

Gender equality laws-women were given that equal pay and status in the workplace.

Increase in cost of living-requires both parents to work in order to pay their mortgage and support their children

Question 23

Changing location of industry-British iron and steel

Answer 23

Forest- pWood was used the main energy resource.it was used for fuel in homes and small industries.as forests were cut down wood had to be carried and further to reach towns and this became very expensive.eventually the world ran out

Coal-coal was a better form of power.it provides x3 more energy.the mining industry peaked in 1913 when there were over 2500 coal mines in Britain .steel mills were know built beside the coal mines because coal is a bulky,heavy material and it was expensive and time consuming to transport.the availability for oil and North Sea gas reduced the comand for coal

Coast-locating a factory beside the coast is one more favourable so that goods can be exported as they were produced

Question 24

Write the process of water supply limrick

Answer 24

River Shannon-filtering (occurs in horizontal flow setting tanks using rapid gravity tanks)-add chemicals(chlorine:to kill remaining bacteria,Fluoride:to help prevent tooth decay)