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Chapter 52 - Geog
Peat Bogs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What type of Resource is Peat | Non Renewable |
| 2 types of bogs | Raised and Blanket |
| Raised Bog | Flat and deep bogs |
| 4 steps to extracting peat | 1.Prepare peat 2.Harvest peat 3.Transport peat 4.Sell peat |
| Preparing Bog | Ditcher drains water from bog and Grader levels it. |
| Harvesting Bog | Miller cuts peat off surface and break it into tiny pieces. These are left to dry, then gathered into ridges |
| Transporting Peat | Each Bord na Mona bog has its own railway line with special turf trains to carry peat away. |
| Monofilament net | A net that is see through |
| Irish fishery protection | An agency that helps reduce overfishing |
| Conservation box | An area that can not be used for fishing at certain times of the year |
| Quotas | A limit on the amount of fish you can catch |
| Supertrawlers | Ships that have factories on board and can be out at sea for months at a time. They have on board refridgerators |
| Atlantic Dawn in Killybegs | An example of a Supertrawler. |
| Example of a heavy industry | Auganuish Alumina |
| Example of a light Industry | Intel |
| Two factors that a good for the location of industry | Transport links and Labour force |
| An input into Aganuish Alumia | Bauxite |
| Main market for Aganuish Alumina | Scandinavia and UK |
| A tax the government puts on profits | Corporation tax |
| What agency provides grants for new businesses in Ireland | Industrial Development Authority |
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