Main Sectors In Economy

Question 1

What does the tertiary sector provide?

Answer 1

Essential services

Question 2

What is a major challenge for the primary sector?

Answer 2

Reliance on CAP payments

Question 3

What does the Primary Sector involve?

Answer 3

Extracting and harvesting natural resources, such as agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining.

Question 4

What does the Secondary Sector focus on?

Answer 4

Manufacturing and industrial processes, transforming raw materials into finished goods.

Question 5

What does the Tertiary Sector include?

Answer 5

Services such as retail, transportation, financial services, healthcare, education, and tourism.

Question 6

What percentage of jobs in Ireland are in the Primary Sector?

Answer 6

0.05

Question 7

What percentage of jobs in Ireland are in the Secondary Sector?

Answer 7

0.19

Question 8

What percentage of jobs in Ireland are in the Tertiary Sector?

Answer 8

0.75

Question 9

What is one trend in the Primary Sector in Ireland?

Answer 9

Growth in veganism leading to lower beef demand.

Question 10

What is one challenge facing the Secondary Sector?

Answer 10

Labour shortages due to increased construction jobs.

Question 11

What is one trend in the Secondary Sector?

Answer 11

Companies like Intel are setting up factories in Ireland due to low barriers to entry and favourable tax policies.

Question 12

What is one trend in the Tertiary Sector?

Answer 12

Significant growth in online retail, with companies like Amazon.

Question 13

What is a challenge for the Tertiary Sector in Ireland?

Answer 13

Rising wage costs due to increases in the minimum wage, especially hurting the hospitality industry.