Primary Economic Activities

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What is primary activities? 
Jobs that involve working directly with the earths rocks, soil and water.
Give examples of Primary activities 
Farming, fishing, forestry worker, miner
What is a secondary activities? 
Jobs that involve making or manufacturing something.
Give examples of secondary activities 
Carpenter, factory worker, baker, builder
What is a Tertiary activities? 
Providing a service that is useful to people
Give example of a Tertiary activities 
Teacher, Garda, shopkeeper
What are natural resources? 
Things in the natural world which is useful to people. e.g. Land, rivers, seas.
What are the different resources? 
Renewable resources and Non-renewable resources.
What does renewable resources mean? 
Resources that can be used again and are sustainable.
What does non-renewable resources mean? 
Resources that cannot be easily replaced and will run out eventually. They are also unsustainable.
What is finite resources? 
Non-renewable resources
What is infinite resource? 
Renewable resources
What are the the stages of the water cycle? 
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection/ run-off.
What is an input on a farm? 
Things that need to be put into the farm. they include cows, machinery such as tractors.
what is a processes on a farm? 
Tasks that need to be done by the farmer throughout the year, this includes milking cow
What is a Output on a farm? 
these are the product of the farm and what the farmer sells, this includes milk, vegetables.