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farming as a system geography junior cert notes

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  • 01-02-2012 6:21pm
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    Music4Life085
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    Does anyone have: farming as a system geography junior cert notes? Thanks
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    The One Who Knocks
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    Music4Life085 wrote: »
    Does anyone have: farming as a system geography junior cert notes? Thanks

    you don't need to know much, but here's notes from skoool.ie

    Farming: as already noted, farming is a primary economic activity. Farming in Ireland makes a great contribution to the economy, employing people not just as farmers but also in industry and services associated with farming.

    A distinction should be made between arable farming (the growing of crops) and pastoral farming (the keeping of livestock, usually beef or dairy cattle). Mixed farming (the growing of crops and the keeping of livestock on the one farm) is quite typical in Ireland.

    Students are required to understand the concept of farming as a system with inputs (raw materials, labour, etc.), processes (sowing, harvesting, etc.) and outputs (the finished products such as crops and milk). Irish farming does not operate in isolation and the influence of the EU has been of great significance to Ireland.


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    Music4Life085
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    do we need a case study for a long question?


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    The One Who Knocks
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    Music4Life085 wrote: »
    do we need a case study for a long question?

    doing it tomorrow so I'm not sure,
    i got a farming question in my minimocks, and for case study i named a random farm, then talked about inputs outputs etc, as well as what type of farm it is.


    check your textbook though, it has a case study on a farm, (well mine does anyway)


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    graeme157
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    Music4Life085 wrote: »
    do we need a case study for a long question?

    No. Just know the inputs, outputs and processes.


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