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Chapter 23
Primary Economic Activities
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Primary economic Activity | Activities in which people get natural resources from the land or sea, e.g. Farming, Fishing |
| What is Farming | The raising of livestock and the growing of crops |
| what types of farming are there | Arable farming Pastoral Farming(Grassland) Marketing Gardening(Horticulture) Mixed Farming |
| What is Arable Farming used for | Tillage crops (sugar, beets, potatoes) Cereal crops (wheat, barley) |
| What is Pastoral Farming used for | Dairying (milk production from cows) Dry stock Farming (beef from bullocks) Sheep and Goats (lamb, wool and milk) |
| What is Marketing Gardening used for | Fruit crops (citrus fruits such as oranges) Tree crops (grapes and pears) Salad crops (lettuce and tomatoes) |
| What is mixed farming used for | two or more types of farming practices |
| What are some farming systems e.g. Cow-Milking-Milk | Sheep-Sheering-Wool Fertilizer-Fertilizing-Good Soil |
| What 3 factors affect farming | Soil Climate Relief |
| Compare farming in Dublin to farming in the West of Ireland in terms of Climate | The climate in Dublin is cool temperate oceanic, gets about 800mm of rainfall per year, the temp is between 5 in winter and 16 in Summer Same climate as Dublin, Over 250 days of rainfall, Temperatures are similar to Dublin's |
| Compare farming in Dublin to farming in the West of Ireland in terms of Soil | The soil in Dublin is very Fertile, They are sandy and brown soils which are perfect for farming Soils in The west of Ireland are generally poor quality e.g. peat and gley soils. Poor drainage which causes flooding |
| Compare farming in Dublin to farming in the West of Ireland in terms of Relief | The land North of Dublin is flat and low-lying, The South is more Mountainous The West of Ireland has Lots of Mountains but it also has lowlands, Most of the land is Not Suitable for farming because it is poorly drained Bogland |
| What is the case study that you have done for Fishing | Castletownbere, Co. Cork |
| What is the soil like in Castletownbere and what does it mean | The land around castletownbere has a mixture of peat soil and bedrock with little or no soil cover. neither of these are fertile enough for farming to take place. Soil: Peat, Bedrock - No Farming or Forestry |
| What is the relief like in Castletownbere and what does it mean | The mountainous landscape means that any soil found here will not be deep enough for good growth of crops because they would be growing into solid rok Relief: Mountains, Shallow Soil- No Farming or Forestry |
| What is the Location like in Castletownbere and what does it mean | The water directly off the west and south-west of Ireland is shallow enough for plankton to live, This is a vital food source for fish Location: Plankton, Continental Shelf- Fishing |
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