Secondary Economic Activities

Question 1

What are secondary economic activities

Answer 1

Jobs that involve making or manufacturing something

Question 2

Inputs

Answer 2

Things that are put in at the start

Question 3

Examples of inputs

Answer 3

Money
Workers
Raw materials

Question 4

Process

Answer 4

Things we do to the inputs to turn them into finished products

Question 5

Examples of processes

Answer 5

Assembling
Baking
Carving

Question 6

Outputs

Answer 6

Things we have at the end

Question 7

Outputs examples

Answer 7

Furniture
Bread
Cake

Question 8

Location factors

Answer 8

Transport:
I’d exporting goods, close to an airport or port
Government policy:
Irish government give grants
Markets

Question 9

Heavy industry

Answer 9

Industry’s that use materials and products that are heavy

Question 10

Examples of heavy industry

Answer 10

Iron and steel

Question 11

Light industrys

Answer 11

An industry that produces smaller lighter products

Question 12

Examples of light industry

Answer 12

Electronic and health care products
Clothing

Question 13

Where is apple located

Answer 13

Hollyhill cork

Question 14

What does apple produce

Answer 14

IT products such as iphone, ipods, ipads

Question 15

When was it first located

Answer 15

1980s

Question 16

How many employees does apple have

Answer 16

Over 6000

Question 17

Reason for apple location

Answer 17

Corporation tax:
Ireland has low Corporation tax
Transport:
Close to Cork port, airport, goods can be shipped worldwide lower Transport fees

Question 18

Footloose insutrys

Answer 18

Manufacturing industries can set up at different locations not tied to 1 location

Question 19

Industrial inertia

Answer 19

A business stays in its original location when living locations is advised