Primary Economic Activities In The GDA

Question 1

What physical factors effect farming in the GDA?

Answer 1

It is a core region as it is the centre of economic manufacturering and intensive commercial farming

Primary activities are affected by two factors physical and human

The GDA has low lying relief which allows farmers to create lage fields for mechanised farming

Arable farms growing wheat are large and profitable

The climate of the GDA is cool temperate, Frost is rare due to proximity to the sea

Sea regulates temperature keeping it cooler in the summer and warmer in winter

Variety of fertile Soils, rush and lusk in Dublin have light sandy loam Soils are used for marketing gardening

County meath on the other hand has fertile boulder clay for arable farming

Kildare has glacial deposited soil -it has a huge market in the cattle industry, it pastures used for cattle fattening

Steep slopes and high altitude in the Wicklow mountains are a disadvantaged for arable forming but suitable for forestry

The mild climate ensures faster growth rate allowing them to mature earlier

Question 2

What human factors affect farming in the GDA?

Answer 2

Kildare is also a centre for the bloodstock industry selling race horses for export

The GDA has a large population of over 1 million people

Farmers in the GDA are able to sell their products directly to people in Dublin, and transport costs are kept low

The population of the GDA is wealthier than average with an income 40% higher, this allows them to spend more on food