Ist Year- Christmas Test(short Questions)

Question 1

What are secondary economic activities

Answer 1

Involve using the raw materials from the primary sector making them into finished or semi-finished product that can be sold.this usually happens in a faction with inputs,processes and outputs

Question 2

Tertiary economic activities

Answer 2

These jobs include giving a service which are useful to people.it is also known as the service sector ex.taxi, and travelling argent

Question 3

What is a Natural resource

Answer 3

They are the things provides by nature wich are useful to people ex.water,land,wood

Question 4

What is a Renewable resource

Answer 4

They are th resources that can be replaced naturally and used again ex.water,wood

Question 5

What are non-renewable sources

Answer 5

non-renewable sources are natural sources that can not be replaces once used

Question 6

What is irrigation

Answer 6

Irrigation is the artificial watering of the land.it included using pipes,spraying devices and canals to bring water to dry land from walls and reservoirs

Question 7

List five places that produced oil

Answer 7

Egypt,Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Syria

Question 8

List three used of oil

Answer 8

Car,plane,heating the house

Question 9

What are extractive industries

Answer 9

They are industries that take non-renewable resources from the earth ex.peat industries

Question 10

What is a raised bog

Answer 10

Thick bogs with and average depth of 8 metres found in gently sloping areas of the Midlands

Question 11

What are blanket bogs

Answer 11

Thin blanket bogs with an average depth of 1.5 metres found on mountain slopes in areas of heavy rainfall especially in the wast of Ireland

Question 12

What is an heavy insustry

Answer 12

In this type of industry the resource materials and products are big,bulky and heavy.ex iron,steel

Question 13

Name the water irrigation scheme you have studied

Answer 13

The Central Valley project,California,USA

Question 14

What is a light industry

Answer 14

In this type of industry the products made are light and small ex.health products and electronics

Question 15

What are MNCs

Answer 15

These industries make their products in many different countries.their headquarters are in one country and they have branches all over the world

Question 16

What is a footloose industry

Answer 16

In the past industry had to locate near certain resources.for example Britain in the 19th century iron and steel manufactories located near coalfields to generate electricity.nowadays factories are not tied down to one location.especially light industries.thry usually locate near industrial estates or buisness parks

Question 17

Give 3 reasons why bogs are good locations for wind farms

Answer 17

The land is flat and therefor easily accessible
The exposed landscape means there is no shelter from wind
The existing light way could be used to access the wind farm

Question 18

What is a cut away bog

Answer 18

It is when all the peat has been taken from the bog

Question 19

Give to other uses for cut away bogs

Answer 19

Grassland-grass could be planted,allowing for the grazing of cattle and sheep
Forestry-coniferous trees could be planted and used on the construction industry and to make furniture

Question 20

Name 5 types of renewable energy and define

Answer 20

Renewable energy I’d better for the enviro net and can be used over and over again

Solar,wind,hydroelectric energy,biomass,hydrogen and fuel cells

Question 21

What is moss peat

Answer 21

Lighter peat found near the top of the bog,is now exported to 27 countries,mainly as soil conditioner

Question 22

What are industrialised regions

Answer 22

Developed countries
Factories/industry developed during the industrial revolution of the 19C
Labour costs are high
Includes-Europe,Japan,USA,Australia

Question 23

What is a primary economic activities

Answer 23

They are jobs that include working directly with the materials of the earths rocks,soils and waters ex.farmer,fisherman,miner

Question 24

What is a newly industrialised region

Answer 24

Industry has developed since the end of the 20C
Labour is cheaper therefore MNCs move from industrialised regions to newly industrialised regions
Includes:India S.Korea,China,Mexico,Brazil,

Question 25

What is a emergent industrialised region

Answer 25

Little or no modern industry
Why?-poor service
-poor transport networks
-civil wars
In the future factories make move here because of labour costs
Includes-sub Saharan Africa and S. America