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WorksheetsPrimary economic activity exam
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Tertiary Economic Activities refers to...
Jobs involved in manufacturing
Jobs involved in providing a service
Jobs involved in dealing with natural resources
Jobs involved in dealing with semi finished goods
A resource that cannot be used again is called
Renewable
Infinite
Non Renewable
Finite
Fishing is an example of a renewable resource
True
False
Using resources in a way that ensures they will be there for future generations is called?
Stewardship
Interdependence
Sustainability
Over Exploitation
The term used to describe water becoming heated rising where it then turns into a cloud is called
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Run off
In relation to treating water, the chemical Fluoride is used to do what?
Make sure water is clean
Remove bacteria
Help stop tooth decay
Make sure it is a clear colour
In relation to treating water, the chemical Chlorine is used to do what?
To clean water
To stop tooth decay
To make water clear
To remove bacteria
Irrigation refers to...
The watering of land
The natural watering of land
The artificial watering of land
A watering can
Irelands continental shelf is an area...
of shallow water
of warm water
a breeding ground
is a bookshelf
A quota refers to...
a ban of endangered fish
a tax on fish
a limit on the amount of fish caught
the number of fish a fisherman caught
Arable farming refers to
cows for milk, butter and cheeses
grazing of cows or sheep
cereal crops
flowers, vegetables, salads
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.
Look at this diagram of the water cycle. What is happening at the part labelled 3?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Run-off
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
Farming is a system of inputs, processes and ____________
products
outputs
offcuts
results
Explain what CAP stands for:
Cooperative Agricultural Practices
Community Agriculture Protection
Common Agricultural Policy
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
Which is not a Primary Economic Activity
Teaching
Farming
Fishing
Forestry
