WorksheetsPrimary Economic Activities
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following describes primary economic activities?
Jobs/industries which involve working directly with (or extracting) natural resources
Jobs/industries which involve making/manufacturing things.
Jobs/industries that involve providing services for people.
A finite natural resource is also known as a......
renewable resource
non-renewable resource
Water is a renewable natural resource
True
False
Water that is safe to drink is known as:
potable water
soluable water
hard water
soft water
Look at this diagram of the water cycle. What is happening at the part labelled 3?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Run-off
When water is treated, what chemicals are added?
Chlorine and bleach
Bleach and fluoride
Chlorine and fluoride
Fluoride and Peroxide
An example of an irrigation scheme is the Central Valley Project in
(a)
The shallow waters near the coastline are known as:
the continental shelf
fishing grounds
the Irish Conservation Box
plankton zone
Which of the following are all major Irish fishing ports?
Tralee, Athlone, Ennis, Fermanagh
Salthill, Kilkenny, Bundoran, Cork
Killybegs, Rossaveal, Burtonport, Dunmore East
Membership of the EU has affected the fishing industry in Ireland in the following way:
It has lead to overfishing in Irish waters because of foreign trawlers fishing here
It has lead to more fish being available to find in Irish waters
It has made fishing a more popular industry in Ireland over the last 40 years
Sonar and radar are both examples of:
natural resources
types of fishing vessels
technology used to detect fish at sea
types of fishing nets
What is the area depicted known as?
North Atlantic Drift
Southern Fishing Territories
Irish Conservation Box
The Quotas Zone
Which of the following are all ways to reduce overfishing in Irish waters?
conservation zones, quotas, ban on species fishing, shortening the fishing season, increasing net mesh sizes
modern technology, EU grants, factory ships, small net mesh sizes, no closed seasons, lack of quotas
Irish conservation box, foreign trawlers, quotas, modern technology
Farming is a system of inputs, processes and ____________
products
outputs
offcuts
results
Which of the following are all examples of processes on a farm?
capital, milking, lambs, silage
milk, vegetables, livestock, wheat
milking, ploughing, cutting silage, harvesting crops
There are many different types of farms. Agriculture that has grazing sheep or cattle is known as....
Arable
Pastoral
Dairy
Horticulture/Market Gardening
Explain what CAP stands for:
Cooperative Agricultural Practices
Community Agriculture Protection
Common Agricultural Policy
The natural vegetation of Ireland is:
Deciduous forest
Coniferous forest
Deforestation is:
when new trees are planted to replace those that have been cut down
when trees are cut down or burned to clear land
when trees die due to disease or pollution
when a forest becomes smaller due to soil erosion
The semi-state body in Ireland in charge of the forestry industry is called:
Teagasc
An Bord Pleanala
Coillte
Fis Ireland
