Summer Exam ☀️

Question 1

Name three major periods of fold mountain periods in Ireland and name when it happened and give one example

Answer 1

Caledonian folding, 400 million years ago, Dublin-Wicklow mountains, armorican folding, 250 million years ago, Munster mountains, Alpine folding, 30 million years ago, Himalayas

Question 2

How does earths plates move

Answer 2

Magma rises to the crust then cools and becomes hard and sinks to the core. This is called convection currents

Question 3

Hydraulic action

Answer 3

The fast-moving water breaks and wears away material from the bed and banks of the river

Question 4

Abrasion

Answer 4

The load is thrown against the bed and bank of the river and wears them down

Question 5

Load

Answer 5

The broken material that is now carried along the river

Question 6

Solution

Answer 6

Dissolved minerals like limestone is carried bur can’t be seen

Question 7

Name the 3 economic activities

Answer 7

Primary economic activities, secondary economic activities and tertiary economic activities