Ordinary Level
PEAT (2011 Q3)
(i) Describe how different machines (technology) have increased the amount of peat that is extracted
and removed from bogs (3 MACHINES – 3 MARKS AND EXPLAIN HOW THEY’RE USED 3 MARKS)
(ii) Name and explain ONE possible use of bogs after the peat has been removed. ( 1 MARK NAME – 3
MARKS EXPLAIN)
Irish Oil and Gas (2012 Q 5)
(i) Name the gas field found off the west Coast of Ireland (2 m)
(ii) Describe TWO advantages of discovering oil or gas, for a country like Ireland. (2x2)
(iii) Name TWO ways people use oil. (2x2)
Higher Level
PEAT (2013)
(i) Describe two ways in which technology has aided in the exploitation of peat. (2 DESC X3)
(ii) Explain two reasons why the majority of Bord na Móna’s commercial
peat production takes place at the raised bogs in the Midlands. (2 REASONS X2)
Oil and Gas
(i) Name one Country (not Ireland) Where Oil has been discovered in recent years (1 MARK)
(ii) Explain 3 effects that this had on the country (3 X 3)
Today’s Geographical Genius!
EVIE!!
Describe two ways in which technology has aided in the exploitation of peat. (2 DESC X3)
Explain two reasons why the majority of Bord na Móna’s commercial
peat production takes place at the raised bogs in the Midlands. (2 REASONS X2)
Name one Country (not Ireland) Where Oil has been discovered in recent years (1
MARK)
Explain 3 effects that this had on the country (3 X 3)
Economic Geography Exam Question
Primary Economic Activities
Water as a resource
Case Study: Irrigation in the
Nile Valley Egypt
Oil: Saudi Arabia, The search
for Oil in Irish Waters
Secondary Economic
Activities
Tertiary Economic Activities
Factory Location
Tourism
Case Studies: A light Industry – Intel
Ireland
A heavy Industry – RUSAL AUGHINISH
Tourism in Europe (Spain)
Tourism in Ireland
Footloose Industries
Tourism and Transport Links
Industrial location: Change over time
The Exploitation of Ireland’s
Peat lands
The Role of Women in industries
Fishing
Manufacturing on a World Scale –
Industrialised/Industrial Emergent
regions
Farming: Case Study- A mixed
farm
The Impact on the Environment
Conflicts on Interest:
Case Studies: Incineration and The
Shortening of Working Hours
The Impact of Tourism
The Aswan High Dam on the Lake Nasser in The Nile
Homework for Friday
• Ordinary Level: COMPLETE THESE EXAM
QUESTIONS Tourism - 2009 Question 2 > Part
C and Farming -2007 Paper > Question 2 >
Part C
• Higher Level: Tourism - 2011 Question 4 >
Part B
Irrigation scheme – 2012 Question 2 > Part B