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Primary Economic Activities Flashcards

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What is a renewable resource?

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Can be used over and over again. Is an infinite resource.

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What is a non-renewable resource?

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Can only be used once.

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What is irrigation?

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The artificial watering of the land

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What irrigation scheme is in California?

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Central Valley Project

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Advantages of the scheme?

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The valley is irrigated in times of drought

The towns and cities in the area have a water supply

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Disadvantages of the scheme?

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It was very expensive to build, and the cost of pumping the water is high so it increases the cost of the produce.
A lot of the water evaporates from the reservoirs.

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What is a raised bogs?

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  • Found in the midlands
  • About 8 meters deep
  • Family and industrial exploitation
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What is blanket bog?

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  • Found on the west coast
  • 4 meters deep
  • Mostly family owned
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What company produces most of Ireland’s peat?

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Bord na Móna

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What is a ditcher?

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Used to drain the bogs

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What is a grader?

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Used to level the bog

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What is a miller?

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A miller harvests the peat by scraping loose a thin layer on the top of the bogs

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What is a harrow?

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A harrow is used to dry out the loose peat

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What is a ridger?

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A ridger gathers loose dried peat into ridges

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What can Ireland’s cut away bogs be used for?

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  • Wind farms
  • Wildlife sanctuary
  • Forestry
  • Grassland
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What is HEP?

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Hydroelectric power is created by using the force of falling water. A dam is built to trap the water, part of the dam is opened and the rushing water is used to turn turbines and create electricity.

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What is solar energy?

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Solar cells are trapped by solar panels and used to create electricity

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What is geothermal energy?

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Geothermal energy is created by pumping water deep into the earths crust. The water is heated by the earths crust which can be used to heat homes.

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What is tidal energy?

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The power of rising and falling tides can be used to turn turbines, creating electricity

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What is wind energy?

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Wind turn a turbine and create electricity

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Reasons for overfishing

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  • Members of the EEC
  • Modern technology (radar and sonar)
  • Small mesh sizes
  • Lack of seasons and quotas
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Steps to sustain stocks of fish?

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  • Creation of conservation zones
  • Introduction of quotas
  • Ban on endangered species
  • The shortening of the fishing seasons
  • The increase in mesh size
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What does a farming system contain?

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Inputs, processes and outputs

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