Secondary Economic Activities Flashcards
What is light industry?
Where the products are small and light
What are Multinational corporations?
Companies based in different countries
What estuary is RUSAL Auginish located on
The Shannon Estuary
Where is Intel located?
Leixlip, Co. Kildare
What do Intel make?
Intel make Microprocessors
How much did the IDA give Intel?
€110 Million
What are footloose industries?
Industry that isn’t tied to one place
Where do footloose industries usually locate?
Industrial Estates
Where does secondary economic activities usually take place?
Factories and Workshops
What are inputs?
What we put in the start
What are processes?
What happens to the input?
What are outputs?
What we have at the end
What are secondary economic activities?
Taking raw materials or semi finished products and turning them into finished products or semi finished products
What are the inputs at RUSAL Augnish?
Bauxite, Labour, Electricity and Maintenance
What process takes place at RUSAL Augnish?
A chemical process turns the Bauxite into Alumina
What is the output of RUSAL Augnish
Alumina
What size is the site at Augnish
4 squared kilometres
How deep is the water at Augnish?
22m
What road connects Augnish with Limerick City and Shannon Airport?
The N69 National Secondary road
What is heavy industry?
The resource material is big and heavy
What universities is Intel close to?
DCU, Trinity College and Maynooth University
What is industrial inertia?
When a factory remains although the reason for it’s location doesn’t still exist
What did Britain develop in the late 1700s?
Its Iron and Steel industry.
When did the British Iron and steel industry peak?
1913
What is a niche product?
A good manufactured for a particular use.
When did the Communist party take over in China
1949
What was China like in 1949?
China was mostly agricultural in 1949.
When was the One Child Policy adopted in China?
1979
Since when did China industrialise?
1980
What are industrialised regions?
Countries that were industrialised during the industrial revolution.
What are incinerators?
Factories that burn waste.
How many hours did people work 50 years ago?
50 hours a week for 50 years
