Primary Economic Activities (Junior Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Primary activities
Primary activities
Jobs using natural resources: farming, fishing, forestry, mining
Most important primary activity in Ireland
Most important primary activity in Ireland
Farming
System inputs
System inputs
Resources or materials needed to start the system
System processes
System processes
Actions taken to transform inputs into something new
System outputs
System outputs
Final products of the system
Pastoral farming
Pastoral farming
Raising animals (cows, sheep, goats) for meat, milk, wool
Tillage/Arable farming
Tillage/Arable farming
Cultivating crops like cereals, vegetables, plants
Subsistence farming
Subsistence farming
Produces food for farmer's family, little/no surplus for sale
Relief factor in farming
Relief factor in farming
Shape of land; steep/upland areas unsuitable for crops/grazing
Gley soils
Gley soils
Heavy, poorly drained, unsuitable for tillage, used for grass
Brown soils
Brown soils
Well-drained and suitable for crop rotation
Peat resource type
Peat resource type
Non-renewable resource harvested from bogs in Ireland
Raised bogs location
Raised bogs location
Flat/gently sloping lowlands, especially in the Midlands
Blanket bogs location
Blanket bogs location
Upland areas with heavy rainfall, mainly in West Ireland
Peat use deadline in Ireland
Peat use deadline in Ireland
2030
Primary activities
Primary activities
Jobs using natural resources: farming, fishing, forestry, mining
Three main parts of a system
Three main parts of a system
Inputs, processes, outputs
Pastoral farming
Pastoral farming
Raising animals (cows, sheep, goats) for meat, milk, wool
Commercial farming
Commercial farming
Producing large quantities of crops/livestock to sell for profit
Most important climate factors for farming
Most important climate factors for farming
Temperature, rainfall, length of growing season
Gley soils
Gley soils
Heavy, poorly drained, unsuitable for tillage, used for grass
CAP (Common Agricultural Policy)
CAP (Common Agricultural Policy)
EU policy with subsidies & environmental schemes for farmers
Aquaculture
Aquaculture
Farming of fish and shellfish in tanks or sea cages
Forestry
Forestry
Planting, management, and harvesting of trees for timber
Peat resource classification
Peat resource classification
Non-renewable resource harvested from bogs