Peat Bogs
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| What type of Resource is Peat | Non Renewable
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| 2 types of bogs | Raised and Blanket
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| Raised Bog | Flat and deep bogs
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| 4 steps to extracting peat | 1.Prepare peat
2.Harvest peat
3.Transport peat
4.Sell peat
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| Preparing Bog | Ditcher drains water from bog and Grader levels it.
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| Harvesting Bog | Miller cuts peat off surface and break it into tiny pieces. These are left to dry, then gathered into ridges
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| Transporting Peat | Each Bord na Mona bog has its own railway line with special turf trains to carry peat away.
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| Monofilament net | A net that is see through
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| Irish fishery protection | An agency that helps reduce overfishing
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| Conservation box | An area that can not be used for fishing at certain times of the year
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| Quotas | A limit on the amount of fish you can catch
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| Supertrawlers | Ships that have factories on board and can be out at sea for months at a time. They have on board refridgerators
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| Atlantic Dawn in Killybegs | An example of a Supertrawler.
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| Example of a heavy industry | Auganuish Alumina
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| Example of a light Industry | Intel
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| Two factors that a good for the location of industry | Transport links and Labour force
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| An input into Aganuish Alumia | Bauxite
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| Main market for Aganuish Alumina | Scandinavia and UK
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| A tax the government puts on profits | Corporation tax
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| What agency provides grants for new businesses in Ireland | Industrial Development Authority
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