Primary Economic Activities - Full chapter test (JC Geo)

Primary economic activities are …

• Jobs which involve working directly with the Earth’s rocks, soils & waters

• Jobs which involve making or manufacturing something

• Jobs which involve providing a service that is useful to people

Name the following reason for Overfishing:

• Quotas

• Modern Technology

• Mesh Sizes

• Membership of the EEC

Fishing is a huge source of (a)   and employment for many small villages and towns around Ireland.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What economic activity is this?

• Primary Economic activity

• Secondary economic activity

• Tertiary Economic activity

Answer explanation

The job in the photo involves making or manufacturing something in a factory environment. This is a type of secondary economic activity.

Select the reasons for deforestation

• To clear land for agriculture

• To help increase climate change

• To harvest materials for building

• To create more CO2

Renewable resources are finite.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Renewable resources are infinite. They can be used over and over again.

What type of farming is shown in the image?

• Dairy farming

• Pastoral farming

• Horticultural farming

• Arable farming

Select the types of renewable energy:

• Wind

• Solar

• Coal

• Hydropower

What step of the farming system does this image show?

• Input

• Output

• Processes

In order to preserve a resource we must ….

• Over-exploit

• Sustainably exploit