SECONDARY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN THE WESTERN REGION

Question 1

what is S.E.A

Answer 1

S.E.A refers to the processing of raw materials by manufacturing them into finished or semi-finished products

Question 2

what are the main physical factors that effect secondary activities in the western region

Answer 2

limited raw materials and upland terrain,which limits infrastructure

Question 3

Give an example of limited raw materials?

Answer 3

Western region has raw materials due to low agricultural out put,traditionally limited to food and timber processing

Question 4

Give an example of limited raw materials In industry

Answer 4

Industries were unable to expand due to limited raw materials,efforts to source materials were hindered by poorly developed transport infrastructure

Question 5

Infrastructure limited by upland terrain Telecommunications??

Answer 5

Telecommunications are limited in thr Western region, deterrent to any modern business ‘black spots’ where no Internet signal is available

Question 6

Infrastructure limited by upland terrain??

Answer 6

Upland terrain and poor drainage-infrastructure of the Western region is poorly developed and lacks investment

Question 7

Social factors??

Answer 7

Western region has population density of 32people per km² ,30per cent of population lives in urban areas

Region suffers from outward migration-lack of third-level colleges

Question 8

Government intervention??

Answer 8

In the 1930s Government introduced legislation to domestic industry from foreign competition, discouraged foreign companies from setting up in ireland