primary economic activities Flashcards
what 3 economic activities are there
primary, secondary and tertiary
what are primary economic activities
are jobs that involve working directly with the earths rocks, soils, and waters
examples of primary economic jobs
farmer fisher miner lumberjack
what are secondary economic activities
are jobs that involve making or manufacturing something
examples of secondary economic jobs
carpenter, factory worker, baker, builder
what are tertiary economic activities
involve providing a service that is useful to people
examples of tertiary economic jobs
garda, teacher, solicitor, shopkeeper
what are natural resources
things in the natural world which are useful to people such as land rivers etc
what are renewable resources (2)
can be used over and over
infinite
example of renewable resources
water
what are non renewable resources (2)
can only be used once
finite resources
examples of non renewable resources
oil, coal
4 stages of the water cycle
evaporation, condensation, precipitation and run off
what is irrigation
is the artificial watering of land
what is the irrigation scheme we studied
central valley project California
why do they need irrigation
they have very hot summers and often experience drought
what did they do to solve (2)
built dams
canals and aqueducts were then made
advantages of the irrigation scheme (2)
the valley is irrigated in times of drought
towns and cities have water supply
disadvantages of the scheme (2)
can be very expensive to build the dams and cost of pumping is high
a lot of water evaporates leaving high salt content which can poison land
reasons for overfishing (5)
membership of eec
modern technology
mesh sizes
seasons
quotas
what is the eec
ireland gave up our water which means foreign fisherman can fish here
modern technology
fish can be easier to locate and catch
mesh sizes
were very small so young fish couldnt escape meaning unable to replace their stocks
seasons
was no closed season for fishing. fish were caught all year round. not able to replace their stocks
quotas
lack of quotas meant there was no limit to the amount of fish that could be caught
sustainable fishing (5)
conservation zones
intro of quotas
ban on endangered species
shortened fishing season
increase in mesh sizes
conservation zones
area restricted to let fish replace their stocks
system of a farm
inputs, processes, outputs
arable farm
tillage
dairy farm
butter cheese milk etc
horticulture
veg flowers fruit salad etc
pastoral
grazing sheep or cattle
livestock
cattle, sheep, pigs, horses
mixed
veg livestock, crops
