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Tertiary Economic Activities

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ______________ engages in tertiary economic activity.

a)

carpenter

b)

forestry worker

c)

farmer

d)

garda

2.

John has opened a restaurant serving strawberry desserts. Mary and Pat are security guards at the restaurant. What business sector are they all apart of?

a)

Tertiary

b)

Primary

c)

Secondary

3.

Which of the following are all examples of people involved in tertiary activities

a)

Hairdresser, teacher,farmer,truck driver,doctor

b)

Priest,pop singer,chimney sweep,taxi driver,teacher

c)

Taxi driver, shipyard worker,miner, travel agent

d)

Forestry worker,shop keeper,mechanic,bakery worker

4.

One of these is a tertiary economic activity

a)

Mining

b)

Fishing

c)

Teaching

d)

Making computers

5.

__________________ involve providing services and facilities to people.

a)

Primary Economic Activities

b)

Secondary Economic Activities

c)

Tertiary Economic Activities

6.

Something that the public can use such as a picnic area or a sports ground is known as a _________________

a)

Service

b)

Facility

7.

Systems or activities that supply a public need (e.g. transport, electricity, education)

a)

Services

b)

Facilities

8.

Sustainable and responsible travel that aims to avoid having a negative effect on the environment.

a)

Ecotourism

b)

Stay-cation

9.

Climate is an important factor in making regions attractive for tourism e.g. Switzerland for winter sports and Spain for sun holidays.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Negative impacts of tourism on the physical environment include. (choose 3 correct answers)

a)

Pollution

b)

Destruction of scenery

c)

Rare plants may be trampled on

d)

Jobs are created

e)

Public transport is improved

11.

There are many things we can do to ensure our trip does not harm the physical world. (Choose 4 correct answers)

a)

Avoid using plastic. Reuse water bottles and containers

b)

Use local guides and tour operators

c)

Avoid using cars and use public transport

d)

Don't pick flowers and stick to official paths

e)

Support tourist services that use diesel and petrol energy.

12.

Tourists visit Ireland because of (Choose 4 answers)

a)

Areas of natural beauty

b)

Beaches and coastlines

c)

Recreational and sporting facilities

d)

Urban decay

e)

Cities

13.

A Compulsory Purchase Order means

a)

the landowner must sell the land for which the road will pass through to the National Road Authority. (NRA)

b)

an order is placed on an item.

c)

It is compulsory for cars to use a certain road. This is issued by the National Road Authority. (NRA)

14.

Many of Ireland's roads wind through the countryside. This is because,

a)

they were originally constructed between farm boundaries to avoid dividing up farmland.

b)

In the past there was no accurate way of building roads in straight lines.

15.

On a map of Ireland you will notice there are settlements all along the Irish coastline. This is because of... Choose 2 correct answers)

a)

Fishing

b)

Trade

c)

Universities

d)

Sports grounds

16.

Roads in upland areas are built in a

a)

Zig-Zag up the slope

b)

straight line, the shortest distance between two points.

17.

Transport routes can be seen on Ordnance Survey Maps. Roads can be identified by their names and categories. Which of the following is not a road in Ireland.

a)

M7

b)

R 243

c)

D 243

d)

N 20