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Revision Regional Geography

Revision Regional Geography. Ireland - BMW. Links between Physical environment and Primary Economic Activities Soils/Relief/Drainage/Climate – all impact on Farming/Fishing/Forestry Tertiary Economic Activities and Physical and Human processes

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Revision Regional Geography

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  1. Revision Regional Geography

  2. Ireland - BMW • Links between • Physical environment and Primary Economic Activities • Soils/Relief/Drainage/Climate – all impact on Farming/Fishing/Forestry • Tertiary Economic Activities and Physical and Human processes • Tourism –(positive) Attractive Physical characteristics & Traditional Lifestyle • Tourism –(negative) only activity with possibilities of development due to Poor Physical Environment, lack of investment and tourism is seasonal due to climate

  3. Tertiary BMW • Tertiary or service activities include transport and tourism • Low level of services due to low pop density • Low level of investment in transport • Decentralisation may help to increase pop and services • Third level colleges help to boost the economy • NDP targeting west to increase tourism • Physical environment key to tourism so to cultural environments - Gaeltacht

  4. Largest Urban centre in the country pop over 1.2 million Large manufacturing centre with expanding tertiary sector Capital City – centre of administration Rural Dublin – Intensive agriculture The Dublin Region Busiest Port – centre of road, rail Problems associated with the development of large city – Sprawl, traffic congestion

  5. Physical Processes • Cool temperate climate • Precipitation 750mm • 6 hrs sunshine • Winter – 5 degrees/ Summer 16 degrees • Coastal location – less frost • Undulating lowland on limestone bedrock • Sheltered by Dublin/Wicklow mountains • Well drained by Liffey and Dodder • Fertile brown earth – humus rich • Aggradation a process of river deposition has produced fertile alluvium soils in river valleys • Soils in coastal areas are light and easy to work

  6. Primary Economic Activities • Farm income approx 40% above the national income • Farming is intensive and highly mechanised • Higher percentage of young farmers – new methods • Arable and beef fattening • Horticulture

  7. Physical conditions + economic and human processes • Economic • Cereals- Barley • Beef • Intensive market gardening • Human • High percentage of farmers are young • Highly intensive methods • Specialised farming • Physical • Lowland relief • Sunny Climate • Moderate rainfall

  8. Manufacturing • Focus of road and rail – Investment in transport high – Transport 21 • Centre for MNCs • Pharmaceutical and software industries depend on the highly educated workforce • Range of raw materials available - food processing & brewing

  9. Tertiary Activities • Transport • Tourism • Financial Services

  10. Human Processes • In migration • Cultural diversity • Urban Developments Schemes

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