secondary economic activities

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what is a secondary economic activity?
Activities that involve making or manufacturing
what are the main parts to a system?
Inputs
processes
outputs
examples of jobs in secondary economic activies?
Baker
factory worker
carpenter
brewer
Definition of inputs?
the things that we need to put in at the start
Examples of inputs? 
Labour force
capital/ money
raw materials
Definition of processes?
the things we do to the inputs to turn them into finished or semi-finished products
Examples of processes?
Carving
assembling
definition of outputs?
the things we have in the end of the system. they can be semi-finished products which will go on to form inputs again, or they can be finished products, ready for the market.
Example of output?
furniture
Name the type of industries there are?
Heavy industry
light industry
footloose industry
industrial estates
MNC's
industrial inertia
Explain heavy industry?
heavy industry is when both the raw materials and the products being made in a heavy industry are big and heavy.
Example of products in a heavy industry?
Iron and steel
explain light industry?
Light industry is when the products being made are small and light.
Examples of products of light industry?
Electronic products
healthcare products
Explain footloose industry
Footloose industries are industries ( usually light industry) that are not tied to one place and can move around freely. they often locate in industrial estates or business parks close to large cities.
Explain industrial estates
Industrial estates are sites at the edge of urban areas that are set aside to be used by industries. Here land is cheaper than in the middle of the city, so there is space to build on and expand. Industrial estates are located within easy access to routeways such as motorways providing quick transport to airports, ports and markets.
2 examples of industrial estates?
Baldoyle industrial estate- Co Dublin
Raheen industrial estate- Co Limerick
Explain industrial inertia?
industrial inertia is when an industry does not relocate, even though it makes economic sense to do so.
Example of industrial inertia?
Sheffield in England. known for its steel production.
Explain MNC's
Multinational Corporations are corporations that make their products in many different countries. Their headquarters are located in one country and they have branches in other countries throughout the world.
Example of an MNC?
Google
Apple
what light industry have you studied as your case study?
Apple Computers Ltd.
In Ireland, where is the factory located?
Hollyhill, Co Cork.
What type of products do apple produce?
Apple produces ipods, ipads, iphones and computers.
what is the cork city plant of apple the operational headquarters of?
Europe
the Middle East
Asia
Reasons for apples location?
- Irelands low corporation tax encouraged apple to locate here ( 12.5 %)
- Ireland is a member of the Eu, so we can make use of the free movement of goods#
-Its near the Port of Cork and Cork airport, which helps them to ship goods worldwide
- its close to the University college Cork and Cork institute of technology, which is good because there is a steady supply of skilled graduates available.
Definition of Conflict?
a disagreement between two groups
Definition of incinerators?
Incinerators are factories that burn waste
Example of incinerator in ireland?
Coventa in Poolbeg, Co Dublin
Positives of incinerators?
- Provides electricity for the surrounding area from a sustainable source.
- Jobs can be created from the building and maintenance of an incinerator.
Negatives of an incinerator?
- Smoke and other emissions from the incinerators could contribute to smog, acid rain and the greenhouse gases that lead to global warming.
-People living in the surrounding areas fear that the fumes can be poisonous or carcinogenic. Carcinogenic is a cancer causing substance.