Primary economic activities Flashcards
What materials are involve working directly with Primary Economic jobs?
Raw meterials / Natural resource - earth,rocks,soils and waters
Name a few renewable sources
Farming,land Water Timber Wood Fish
Name a few non-renewable sources
Coal
Oil
Peat
Why do you think water is moved to modern treatment plants before it is fed to the water supply system?
Water is moved to modern treatment plants before it is fed to the water supply system to filter the water and cleans it.
Name the reservoir where the Liffey Valley waters are brought to.
Blessington lake
Where can raised bogs be found?
It can be found in shallow depressions in some Midland countries.
Where can blanket bogs be found?
Blanket bogs are found in upland regions and in lowlands in the western seaboard countries,
How deep are blanket bogs?
3 to 4 metres
How deep are raised bogs?
12 metres
How can bogs be sometimes dangerous for people and animals?
It contains water (90%) and an object placed above it will sink then
What was the responsibility of Bord na Móna?
In 1946,The Irish governemnt established Bord na Móna to exploit Ireland’s bogs and to make the country make more self-sufficient in energy sources.
What are the stages in the exploitation of a bog.
Phase 1 - The bog is drained
Phase 2- The peat is harvested
Phase 3- The peat is transported
Phase 4 - The peat is marketed
Name that thing used to drain the bog.
Ditcher
Name that thing that levels the surface of the bog.
Grader
The shallow layer of peat is scraped loose by a what?
Miller
The layer of peat is later HARROWED using what?
harrow
What’s the last stage in the production of milled peat?
The ridges of peat are brought to the power station or factory on light railways.
The peat is either used to generate electricity or manufactured into several products including briquettes and garden compost.
How can a peat be transported to the power station?
By a train
What are the tool used TRADITIONALLY by Irish people to harvest turf.
Sleán
What can Ireland’s peatlands/bogs be used for when they have been exploited?
It can be used for carniferous forests.
These can be used in construction and moving furniture.
