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The west of ireland
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Name the factors influencing manufacturing in the west | Infrastructure, Labour force, traditional industries and government intervention |
Name two counties that the M9 connects | Galway to dublin |
What has occured due to the wests lack efficient routes | This adds to the wests peripheral location and isolates it from the larger dublin and EU markets. |
Name one factor that deters any modern business | Telecommunications such as broadband access are limited in the west. This i sa detterent to any modern business as they rely on high broadband speeds. |
What is the population density in the west | 25 per Km squared |
What percentage of the wests population live in urban areas | 30% |
What is the largest urban centre of the west | Galway city is the largest urban centre with a population of 70'000 |
What is the main cause of outward migration in the west | The main cause is a lack of third level colleges and universities. The west only has one university and two institutes of technology, Meaning that many students attend colleges in the south and east. |
What is the brain drain? | The outward migration of young people from the west is known as "brain drain" as the region its most educated and skilled people |