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Economic Activities
Primary Economic Activities
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are 'Economic Activities'? | Activities you earn money from |
| List the 3 economic activities | Primary, Secondary, Tertiary. |
| List 3 primary economic jobs | Farming, fishing, forestry. |
| List 4 natural resources | Water, Oil, Fish, Peat |
| List 2 ways we use oil | Generating electricity, Powering cars |
| Who produces the most amount of oil | The Persian Gulf |
| Name one irrigation scheme you have studied | The Nile Valley |
| Name one Oil producing country you have studied | Saudi Arabia |
| Name the two types of bogs in Ireland | Blanket, Raised |
| Identify the government organisation to commercially exploit peat | Bord na Móna |
| What impact has Technology had on the extraction of Peat. | We can now exploit peat in a much more efficient, quicker way. |
| List 4 reasons Ireland's fish stock depleted. | Membership of the EEC, technology, mesh size, lack of seasons or quotas. |
| List 5 ways for sustainable exploitation of fish. | conservation zones, Quotas, Ban on endangered species, fishing seasons, increase mesh size |